carosweet's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
3.0
cheryl6of8's review against another edition
2.0
I have not a single clue what it was that I just read. Completely unclassifiable. I kept reading because it was not awful and because I wanted to see if I would ever figure out what the book was about. I did not. The back cover says, "can be read as a parable, an allegory, a work of fiction -- or exactly what it claims to be: a helpful handbook for the recently deceased." I suppose it might function as the last one, if the afterlife is anything like the pointless wasteland that the book describes -- I have no way of knowing. I did not find the "uncommon wisdom . . . uncanny perceptions , and unexpected humor" promised by the cover, although I can definitely attest to the presence of the promised "bizarre imaginings". The whole reason I picked up this book was that I had seen the title listed somewhere on a list of weird book titles and it was on the bargain book shelf and I thought it might be off-beat like Douglas Adams or even philosophical like Mitch Albom. Not. At the end of the day, I am left wondering what the point was.
el_entrenador_loco's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
kennaree's review
challenging
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
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