Just finished this one and definitely enjoyed it despite the over-the-top sentimentality. Without revealing too much it’s about a depressed obituary writer who gets sacked and then starts attending random funerals to find himself again.
The first fifty or so pages are filled with razor sharp sarcasm, cringe comedy, and gallows humor. Reminded me of an Alexander Payne movie. Then it turns to over the top sentimentality, and while pathos absolutely belongs in the novel, it’s too heavy handed here.
Still, the characters are engrossing from start to end and I couldn’t help myself but to be moved by the story. Has anyone else read it?
by badassj00
1 Comment
just added this to my reading list because “depressed obituary writer attending random funerals” is such a weird premise that i’m immediately hooked
the alexander payne comparison really sells it too since his movies always walk that line between dark comedy and genuine emotion even when they get a bit heavy handed