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I didn’t know what to expect going into this short novel, but it was something wonderful and unexpected. As our unnamed (and I suppose unnamable) narrator ventures into her realm of death (or undeath), she befriends a crow, that she binds beneath her ribs and sets to tackle her hunger, grief and the half-memories that haunt her. I think above all this is a love story. Our narrators sapphic love surpasses all, including death. Her afterlife is one of longing, and one of you. This tale so powerful, gut-wrenching and funny simultaneously. I loved following this journey of mourning, as I, too, mourn my lost memories. The past that has become the past.

othersociologist's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

astridp's review

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adventurous funny inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

lowbrowhighart's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

mktoe's review

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3.0

Didn’t feel like this book had the depth people talk about

Also, rating partly biased bc I didn’t realize afterlife = undead until she started EATING SOMEONE !!! HelLO

rachel_o_reads's review

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

this book was so good that the moment I finished it, I went back and reread it a second time, all in one sitting. The second time around I knew

she was a zombie

and sread a few things differently from the jump. Both reads were great and emotional. I cry whenever I think about this book.

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