A review by slimypuddle
Being Dead by Jim Crace

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Descriptions of decomposing were very good, unexpected and great to read. The first two chapters were so poetically written, and I really enjoyed them but the rest of the book apart from the decomposing etc felt pointless. I don't think they added much. It would have been better as a short story. 
The emphasis on sex in every chapter was a bit odd too, some of it felt like it was more to do with the writer than the story.