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dwig · 10-21-2016, 01:51 PM

I read this a number of years ago. While I did find a few scenes modestly "funny", it is not in any way a comedy. This is written as rather biting satire on "the American way of death" and of Forest Lawn in particular. If you are not familiar with Forest Lawn, either from visiting it or reading about it in detail (I have a "brochure" from The Loved One's time period thats around 11"x14", bound, and around 20 pages) you'll miss much of the book's point. Overall, I enjoyed the book.

10-21-2016, 01:51 PM	#13
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718541 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	I read this a number of years ago. While I did find a few scenes modestly "funny", it is not in any way a comedy. This is written as rather biting satire on "the American way of death" and of Forest Lawn in particular. If you are not familiar with Forest Lawn, either from visiting it or reading about it in detail (I have a "brochure" from The Loved One's time period thats around 11"x14", bound, and around 20 pages) you'll miss much of the book's point. Overall, I enjoyed the book.