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A review by soobooksalot
All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
fast-paced
5.0
Death need not be scary or macabre.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for my eARC of All The Living And The Dead for review!
Author and journalist Hayley Campbell takes many slants and sides of the "death industry" and profiles them in the chapters of this book.
It's most intriguing.
I always feel a bit morbid when seeking out reads about death and dying, though it rings true when it's said that knowledge lessens fear.
We are taken into everything from embalmers to executioners, pathologists performong autopsies, death mask makers to crime scene cleaners and investigators.
There are so many facets to the inevitable part of life - death and dying - that we may never have considered.
Campbell's writing is descriptive yet respectful, well-researched, intelligent and readable. The subject matter may not be for everyone, but as an excellent introduction or addition to the topics of death, All The Living And The Dead is a highly recommended read.
Released on Aug. 16.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for my eARC of All The Living And The Dead for review!
Author and journalist Hayley Campbell takes many slants and sides of the "death industry" and profiles them in the chapters of this book.
It's most intriguing.
I always feel a bit morbid when seeking out reads about death and dying, though it rings true when it's said that knowledge lessens fear.
We are taken into everything from embalmers to executioners, pathologists performong autopsies, death mask makers to crime scene cleaners and investigators.
There are so many facets to the inevitable part of life - death and dying - that we may never have considered.
Campbell's writing is descriptive yet respectful, well-researched, intelligent and readable. The subject matter may not be for everyone, but as an excellent introduction or addition to the topics of death, All The Living And The Dead is a highly recommended read.
Released on Aug. 16.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Grief