Novels about death

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HealthyFats · 29/03/2023 07:26

I’m reading a lot of non-fiction about death at the moment- not sure why, maybe some sort of mid-life crisis. I’d like to add in some fiction and am looking for suggestions.

Nothing gory please- I mean more fiction about people considering the end of life, trying to make sense of being mortal. May or may not feature actual death. (I realise you could argue that all art is about death in some way, so I suppose I mean novels where it is more explicitly the case.)

Thank you.

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RainyReadingDay · 29/03/2023 12:26

There is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, which is narrated by Death. I hated it, though.

lilyfire · 29/03/2023 08:30

Rabbit at Rest by John Updike is good on death. You don’t necessarily have to read the others first.

mewkins · 29/03/2023 07:32

Cariad Lloyd 'you are not alone'. I haven't read it yet but her Griefcast podcasts are really good. The discuss grief and death very frankly.

Fiction I can only really think of Patrick Gale's Notes from an exhibition but I guess that's more focused on mental health and depression rather than death.

Roundaboutabee · 29/03/2023 07:30

Hamnet. (Contains the death of a child) I wept buckets.

Sue Black’s (forensic anthropologist) books whose names escape me right now but are excellent non fiction.

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HealthyFats · 29/03/2023 07:27

Also interested in more non fic x

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