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A review by literarylunchbreak
How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper
4.0
**Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, G.P. Putnam's Sons for an advance copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased feedback.**
This book was a little slow starting for me, but after about 50 or so pages, I got sucked right in.
Andrew's job is a little... different. He works for a government agency entering the homes of deceased people who lived and died alone. His job is to searches for any sign of next of kin or funds to pay for a funeral. A dark task (to say the least), but someone has to do it?
For the last 20 years, Andrew has also lived alone but, due to an unfortunate misunderstanding during his interview, all of his co-workers think he is married with two children. Once he meets Peggy, his new trainee, he starts to reflect (more than he would normally like) on the direction his life is headed and how he got to the particular place he is in.
This book is darkly funny and thoughtful without being heavy. Even though the subject matter is a bit heartbreaking, Roper does an excellent job providing hope and humor to even things out.
I absolutely loved this book.
This book was a little slow starting for me, but after about 50 or so pages, I got sucked right in.
Andrew's job is a little... different. He works for a government agency entering the homes of deceased people who lived and died alone. His job is to searches for any sign of next of kin or funds to pay for a funeral. A dark task (to say the least), but someone has to do it?
For the last 20 years, Andrew has also lived alone but, due to an unfortunate misunderstanding during his interview, all of his co-workers think he is married with two children. Once he meets Peggy, his new trainee, he starts to reflect (more than he would normally like) on the direction his life is headed and how he got to the particular place he is in.
This book is darkly funny and thoughtful without being heavy. Even though the subject matter is a bit heartbreaking, Roper does an excellent job providing hope and humor to even things out.
I absolutely loved this book.