Book Count (since 1 January 2012)

Book Count (since 1 January 2014): 30

Wednesday 10 October 2012

A Trick I Learned from Dead Men by Kitty Aldridge

This is an unusual book written from the point of view of a young man struggling to keep his small family afloat after the death of his mother.  The main character, Lee, is a trainee undertaker at a local funeral parlour who takes care of his rebellious, deaf younger brother.

The writing is a little difficult to get into because it is written like a dialogue or internal monologue, but once you get into it it is excellent and becomes much easier to read.  Lee is likeable and it is easy to sympathise with his situation, which despite being tragic is portrayed in a surprisingly humorous way.  This is not a plot heavy book but it is very poignant, interesting and well written and I really enjoyed it.

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