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The Afterlife by Donald Antrim

glittercherry's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

meganbyrd77's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

mklafountain's review against another edition

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4.0

I put this on my list after reading his New Yorker piece this fall. Couldn’t put it down

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2.0

I can't recommend this book. While I'm sure the author meant it to be cathartic to write about his mother's passing, it was meandering, getting lost in a story inside another story. Lengthy descriptions of a kimono and the childhood home dragged on. Maybe even a little... grandiose? I initially pushed through in the hope it would get better, but then it didn't and I was close to finishing, so I did.
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