An obituary writer publishes his own obit while drunk and begins attending strangers' wakes to rediscover how to live, blending wry humor with reflections on mortality and grief.
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An obituary writer publishes his own obit while drunk and begins attending strangers' wakes to rediscover how to live, blending wry humor with reflections on mortality and grief.
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INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER · One of NPR’s Book We Love 2025 · A Gotham Book Prize Finalist · An Indie Next & LibraryReads Pick · AudioFiles Earphones Award Winner · Library Journal | Audio "Editor's Picks of the Year” · 2026 Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List Pick man, who, in fairness, was far more interesting.) He’s not doing his job well. He’s given up on dating. And he’s about to be fired for accidentally publishing his own obituary one mildly drunken night (though technically the company ca...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Mentions of dating struggles with no explicit scenes
Violence & gore
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No graphic violence depicted
Profanity
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Occasional mild profanity
Substance use
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Moderate alcohol use including one drunken incident
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted
Religious content
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Funerals and wakes as rituals around death
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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No political or ideological messaging
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of grief, loss, and mortality
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