24.02.25
I've read all Moriarty's novels and they're a mixed bag but this is such a satisfying read that it's certainly her best. For a book about death and mortality, it's remarkably wry and vivid, the humour always balancing the pathos and contributing to the strong characterisation. The handling of the spiritual vs realistic elements is masterful, and it's pleasing to note Moriarty continuing the clever foreshadowing technique she began in Apples Never Fall, which makes you want to flick back and read it all again.
(I do find her negative portrayal of only children a bit irritating, though.)
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