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What does it take to come back to life For Jessa Lynn Morton the uestion is not an abstract one In the wake of her father’s suicide Jessa has stepped up to manage his failing taxidermy business while the rest of the Morton family crumbles Her mother starts sneaking into the taxidermy s. I really enjoyed this novel The physicality of it is impressive Every aspect of living is splayed out the smells tastes textures of human bodies interacting without human bodies At the heart of it is a brother and sister in love with the same woman who leaves them both to pick up the pieces of their lives This family is so tenderly humanely rendered There is so much heart here without too much sentimentality Jessa is an infuriating protagonist but still so compelling so damaged so ready to try a different way of living I am not sure about the ending or the sectionsstructure but that is of little matter Excellent excellent novel Can't wait to see what Arnett does next
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Mostly Dead ThingsHop to make provocative animal art while her brother Milo withdraws And Brynn Milo’s wife and the only person Jessa’s ever been in love with walks out without a word It’s not until the Mortons reach a tipping point that a string of unexpected incidents begins to open up surprising. It would have saved us all a lot of time and exasperation if the author of Mostly Dead Things had just included a note at the front of the book Dear reader please note that the family in this book is grieving and they have let things go a bit Therefore whenever any kind of household item is mentioned please assume it is dusty dirty sticky andor broken Whenever anyone has a runny nose or dirty hands please assume they wipe them off on the clothing they are wearing Further assume that said clothing does not get washed anytime soon Please be aware that no one is ever taking out the garbage It is really really important to me that you know everything is as gross as possible Thank you for your cooperation Enjoy the bookSo yes Mostly Dead Things is dirty and grimy to the point that it uickly becomes rote and repetitive But that's not all that's wrong with it Although this book is competently written it doesn't help that all the characters are crazily awful people Maybe the best one is the mother who nonetheless seems determined to ruin her kids' memories of their father long after he's around to defend himself Beyond her there's people who view spoilerkill animals in cold blood and illegally hide spoiler