A review by esseffjay
All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life's Work by Hayley Campbell

challenging informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

Incredibly interesting. I really appreciated that the author is an investigative journalist who clearly put so much time into really seeing and understanding all stages of the death trade first hand. 

A lot of it was very eye opening to things (/jobs) I had never even thought of before. Difficult to read at times but I really liked how honest and confronting it was. 

I also liked that the author was able to balance giving her opinions on each aspect and the people she met without colouring the whole exploration in her personal views. 

I found the everyday-ness of all the jobs she explored very comforting and the book has given me a lot to think about and reflect upon.

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