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52 Books in 52 Weeks (2023) (52 Book Club) - hosted by britrcup

Includes a funeral
 
A funeral is a ceremony (sometimes called a “celebration of life” or a “memorial service”) that honors and memorializes the life of an individual who has died. Funeral practices vary in different cultures, and this will be reflected in your reads. For this prompt, choose any book that includes a funeral. There may be several chapters (or the entire book) designated to this event, or it may only be mentioned in a paragraph or two.

The book picked could be a humorous recounting of a funeral for a pet goldfish, or an emotional story that moves you to tears. It could be for a character who was hated by his family or one who works as a funeral director or mortician (also known as an undertaker.) It could be a non-fiction read about burial practices, or a book that was chosen simply because it has the word “funeral” in the title.

Creatively, you could also choose a book that has a cemetery or hearse on the cover. It’s up to you what extent the book involves a funeral, and whether you want a light read or something heavier.

Goodreads List: Includes a funeral 

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Mothers' Instinct: A Novel of Suspense by Barbara Abel

Mothers' Instinct: A Novel of Suspense

Barbara Abel

304 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Clara by Kurt Palka

Clara

Kurt Palka

369 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Kissing Christmas Goodbye by M.C. Beaton

Kissing Christmas Goodbye

Agatha Raisin #18

M.C. Beaton

240 pages • hardcover • 2007

fiction mystery mysterious fast-paced
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Into the Water

Paula Hawkins

388 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

Rubyfruit Jungle

Rita Mae Brown

6 hours, 27 minutes • audio • 1973

fiction classics lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams

The Dragonbone Chair

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn #1

Tad Williams

658 pages • paperback • 1988

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Colony: Faith and Blood in a Promised Land by Sally Denton

The Colony: Faith and Blood in a Promised Land

Sally Denton

274 pages • digital • 2022

nonfiction true crime challenging dark informative medium-paced
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride, Jo Piazza

We Are Not Like Them

Christine Pride, Jo Piazza

11 hours, 47 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction contemporary emotional medium-paced
A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold

A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy

Sue Klebold

336 pages • digital • 2016

nonfiction memoir true crime emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Fair Rosaline by Natasha Solomons

Fair Rosaline

Natasha Solomons

335 pages • hardcover • 2023 user-added

fiction historical literary dark emotional tense medium-paced