The Brief History of the Dead

Unabridged
Author: Kevin Brockmeier
Narrator: Richard Poe
Genres: Fiction, Literature
Publisher: Recorded Books
Date: February 2006
Length: 8 hours, 45 minutes
Ratings:
Formats:
  • CD

Overview

This richly imaginative novel is set on Earth and in the City, an Earth-like place where the recent dead live as long as they are remembered by those still alive. Among the residents of the City are Marion and Phillip Byrd, who are falling in love with each other again even after a decade on marriage while they were alive. Their daughter, Laura, is on Earth--trapped in an Antarctic research station. With supplies running out, Laura is racing against time to survive--and her memories of her parents are fading. With consummate skill, Brockmeier twines together these stories to create a vivid connection between the living and the dead.

Reviews (2)

Pointless

Written by ABW on November 29th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 1/5

This is a good idea that failed in execution. The dual stories were interesting but in the end both came to nothing. I suppose the author might claim that's the point but I'm not really reading fiction as philosophy. I want a story. This was a waste of time for me.

The Brief History of the Dead

Written by Elizabeth Baas on September 17th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 1/5

This book started out interesting, but I was very dissapointed with the end.