I loved Seeing Me Naked by Liza Palmer and thank goodness for that because otherwise I would've looked at the cover of this book and thought 'meh' and probably passed it by... Contrary to the jaunty cartoon image, A Field Guide to Burying Your Parents is a gutsy story of a young woman reconnecting with her family over her estranged father's deathbed.
Yes, it's very funny. Yes, it is packed with quirky characters and witty dialogue. Yes, it is immensely readable. But it's also utterly convincing, emotionally honest, and says many wise things about the nature of family, relationships and loss.
I loved Grace, the main character, and was rooting for her as she dealt with her furious siblings, her mysterious father, evil stepmother and the grief she had been running away from.
It made me laugh, it made me cry, and I've been thinking about the characters ever since finishing it... Always a sign of a wonderful book.*
* Or my own psychosis.
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