Review: Dead(ish) Is Fantastic
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 7, 2012
I absolutely loved Dead(ish). I went on a bit of a downloading spree yesterday, and came across this book. Based on the blurb and the reviews, I thought "Why not?" I also gambled and bought the other two books in the series. I read them today on the commute to and from work and I absolutely loved them.The character of Linda is great. Sassy, smart-mouthed and frankly she's one woman you wouldn't want haunting you for eternity. I thought the interactions between Linda and her ex-boyfriend were hysterical, and I laughed out loud while reading passages today.I've never read a book that was written from the first person perspective of 5 characters before. It was something I found really unique.Dead(ish) is very much written from an Australian sense of humour and if that sort of dry/drool combination isn't something you appreciate some of the funnier passages may go straight over your head. The outcome of Linda's search for her body was both uncomfortable and amusing in an "oh she didn't" kind of way.As other reviews have mentioned there's a fair amount of swearing. Personally I didn't really notice it all that much. The swearing could be off putting for some, but it's used in context and suits the characters. If Linda had wandered around wringing her hands and saying "oh dash" and waiting to be rescued that would have been more offensive in my opinion.I loved this book. It's got a permanent place now on my Kindle, and it's definitely a book I'll read again. I hope Naomi Kramer is currently hard at work on more installments of the series.