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gracecrandall's review
4.0
This was one of the weirdest stories I've ever read, but also one of the most fun.
Due to an accounting error, companies in the United States begin to put massive effort into advertising coffins. The advertising works, and people buy up coffins in droves--not only in the States, but all over the world. The fad is as addictive as it is ridiculous--but you can only buy so many empty coffins. The question is--how to fill them?
Though it's a really disturbing premise, this story was really too lighthearted to be creepy. It's a pessimistic take both on human nature and the consumerist society of the author's time, but it's fun and does provide some interesting food for thought.
Due to an accounting error, companies in the United States begin to put massive effort into advertising coffins. The advertising works, and people buy up coffins in droves--not only in the States, but all over the world. The fad is as addictive as it is ridiculous--but you can only buy so many empty coffins. The question is--how to fill them?
Though it's a really disturbing premise, this story was really too lighthearted to be creepy. It's a pessimistic take both on human nature and the consumerist society of the author's time, but it's fun and does provide some interesting food for thought.
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