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A review by brezaja
Pretend I'm Dead by Jen Beagin
4.0
Love Beagin’s style of writing, her humor is always what I look forward to when I read her work. I think there’s something to be said of her as a writer, due to the fact that she can take comedy and weave it seamlessly through a work that is otherwise a bit dark, especially towards the ending.
I did not expect the turns that the book would take, but I was along for the ride the whole time. Definitely a bit more intense in a way that I would ever expect. The ending is poignant to me; it speaks to creating a life for oneself that is governed by only the self… a final goodbye to a past that can only hold one stuck in a place of pain.
Under the superficial layer of humor holds the message of understanding ourselves and being willing to change as a way to move forward. Much to think about with this book. I enjoyed it.
I did not expect the turns that the book would take, but I was along for the ride the whole time. Definitely a bit more intense in a way that I would ever expect. The ending is poignant to me; it speaks to creating a life for oneself that is governed by only the self… a final goodbye to a past that can only hold one stuck in a place of pain.
Under the superficial layer of humor holds the message of understanding ourselves and being willing to change as a way to move forward. Much to think about with this book. I enjoyed it.