DEAD(ish)
on Aug. 29, 2009
DEAD(ish) is fast, absurd, gross and irreverent - in other words: a REALLY fun summer afternoon read.
The book is short, so the characters aren't well-developed, but I found I knew enough about them to make the story work (and to dislike them). Refreshingly, the plot lacks any of the feigned profundity of a typical ghost story because the characters are all too shallow and self-absorbed to ask any of life's big questions. Kramer's unorthodox writing style only adds to the good time - indeed, the same zesty story told in third-person narrative mode would have been boring.
I can recommend DEAD(ish) to anyone who doesn't offend easily and is looking for a short, quick, satisfying foray into the afterlife.