A review by mikifoo
Being Dead by Jim Crace

I DNF'd this book. I devoured 'Harvest' when I saw it in Bolen Books (Victoria, BC, 2014). This novel, however, wasn't the same, unfortunately. There was a lot of descriptive writing that left me wondering, "Where is this story going?" and even, "Is this a story?" I admire the idea of reflecting on the wonderment of death, but I was anticipating a story. There are snippets of the characters' lives, but that trajectory is weaved in and out of the description of their corpses decaying on a beach.
(physical, purchased used at Judd Books, London, England, 2018)