A review by smblanc1793
All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

I like the way this book balances humor and truth, the graphic reality of death across the spectrum of industries, but also the philosophies that inform and help people cope with each one. The depictions of grief in this book are in some ways more grotesque to me than the descriptions of bodies, more raw and visceral. The author’s voice itself added a lot to the impact; though the book’s essence was informative, the profound effect its research had on her was one of the things that really struck a cord with me—one of the things I will remember most clearly. 
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