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A review by tatdine
All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I wanted to challenge myself to listen to books that would make me uncomfortable or would stretch myself out of my comfort zone. This book was a blunt look at death told by someone who is comfortable with the topic. It’s like a friend takes you by the hand and pulls you into something frightening but it’s not so bad because they are there, holding your hand, and telling you, at the end, it’ll be okay.
There were parts that made me weep with the incredible compassion and kindness of others. I, too, will struggle to forget about the baby.
If the topic of death makes you uncomfortable, if you have strong existential dread, this book won’t erase it but just, maybe, it’ll help you look and be there to say goodbye to someone you love.
There were parts that made me weep with the incredible compassion and kindness of others. I, too, will struggle to forget about the baby.
If the topic of death makes you uncomfortable, if you have strong existential dread, this book won’t erase it but just, maybe, it’ll help you look and be there to say goodbye to someone you love.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder