Review: Aftermirth
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
This is a very short book about with a lot to say about death, grieving and how we deal with both.And it is dark humor at it's absolute best.I am not generally a fan of dark humor, finding it to be nothing more than an excuse for the macabre with meanness at it's core. But this story takes it somewhere else entirely.Michael Larssen is widowed, his beloved wife having been electrocuted by her underwire bra. I know,I know,bear with me. A successful comic, he finds he is no longer funny and struggles to make a new life for himself. After two years of being emotionally stuck, he comes across an article about a factory worker who was killed in a most tragic and absurd fashion.He attempts to pay his respects, but is rebuffed at the funeral home. However he meets Elena, the daughter of the deceased and there is a brief bond.Some months later,she calls him unexpectedly and there commences an odd road trip of healing.I loved this little book.