Book review: The Brief History of the Dead

From The Associated Press, via Canoe:

(AP) - At its best, the printed word provokes thought. It makes a human being stop and contemplate the fabric of existence through the wisdom of carefully chosen clauses and sentences and ideas. But the sad fact is that, in an age where the image trumps all, such text-paper epiphanies are increasingly rare.

When they do appear, they often are clothed in such ethereal subtlety that the depth of their wisdom is not immediately evident. You must dig, burrow, push forward to find the secrets that matter.

This is not the case with The Brief History of the Dead, Kevin Brockmeier's new novel.

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