The Celebrants is the lifelong story of six friends who met as second-year transfers at UC, Berkeley. Unexpectedly losing one friend in their twenties causes them to make a pact to celebrate each other's lives when summoned. This results in living funerals at a house in Big Sur when each one goes through a crisis. This is a light treatment of what could be a heavy subject and I found this a fun, easy read that would be perfect on a vacation.