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The American Way of Writing About Death

by   stankow ,  Aug 26, 2001
Pros: Combines good writing with (mostly) interesting topics.
Cons: Themes sort of jump around on you.
The Bottom Line: Not entirely for the squeamish, nor for the thrill-seeker, Lynch writes in the persona of the undertaker -- calm, serene, helpful, dignified.
Review: Thomas Lynch is a quintessentially American hyphenate -- a person whose life work cannot be summed up in a single word. As Jennifer Lopez is a singer hyphen actor, Mr. Lynch is a poet hyphen undertaker.

He admits right off the bat that...
Author's Rating: 5/5 stars  
 

The Title is the Best Part

by   amaliet ,  Dec 20, 1999
Pros: cool cover, cool title
Cons: most of the rest
Review: I bought this book because it looked so fascinating. The inside scoop on what undertaking is all about! Gross stories! Or ones with human interest. What the heck DOES an undertaker do with a corpse. I was sadly disappointed. Instead of the...
Author's Rating: 2/5 stars  
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