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Original Title:	The Brief History of the Dead
ISBN:	1400095956 (ISBN13: 9781400095957)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Antarctica
Literary Awards:	Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2007), New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Nominee (2007), Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2006), Booker Worthen Literary Prize (2007)

The Brief History of the Dead

Kevin Brockmeier

Paperback | Pages: 252 pages

Rating: 3.67 | 10769 Users | 1788 Reviews

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Title	:	The Brief History of the Dead
Author	:	Kevin Brockmeier
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 252 pages
Published	:	January 9th 2007 by Vintage (first published September 8th 2003)
Categories	:	Fiction. Fantasy. Science Fiction. Novels

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From Kevin Brockmeier, one of this generation's most inventive young writers, comes a striking new novel about death, life, and the mysterious place in between. The City is inhabited by those who have departed Earth but are still remembered by the living. They will reside in this afterlife until they are completely forgotten. But the City is shrinking, and the residents clearing out. Some of the holdouts, like Luka Sims, who produces the City’s only newspaper, are wondering what exactly is going on. Others, like Coleman Kinzler, believe it is the beginning of the end. Meanwhile, Laura Byrd is trapped in an Antarctic research station, her supplies are running low, her radio finds only static, and the power is failing. With little choice, Laura sets out across the ice to look for help, but time is running out. Kevin Brockmeier alternates these two storylines to create a lyrical and haunting story about love, loss and the power of memory.

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This was an incredibly profound book, and I have a feeling that it will shape the way I see the world and death from now on. I really wasn't expecting it to affect me this way, and it completely came out of nowhere. Can't recommend this one enough. Absolutely gorgeous in every way.

Good premise, but not entirely well-fleshed out story. This book made me realize that I don't take well to survival stories, because (A) there is only person to care about and if I don't like that person, well that's that, isn't it? and (B) NOTHING HAPPENS. No conversations, no character development, hardly any movement. It's not fun for me to read about a person who's basically just sitting there, twiddling her thumbs, trying not to die. I don't know, maybe I'm just really self-centered.The

I really wanted to enjoy The Brief History of the Dead, but unfortunately it just didn't do anything for me. The novel attracted me with its intriguing premise, but ultimately proved to simply be far too long and too dull.The premise makes this story: The Brief History of the Dead features the concept of a city to which the recently dead travel after they pass away. They can stay in the city, but only as long as someone who remembers them is still alive - after which they disappear, never to be

Here's the story how I came by the best book I read in 2007:So I'm standing at King's Cross station, waiting for a friend of mine to arrive by train. Oh, look, there's a Waterstones! They are having a 3 for the price of 2 sale, and there are two books that I wanted to buy anyway. Now, let's find a third one! This one looks pretty, and it isn't too heavy, gotta fly back tomorrow.*buys books*Great, my friend's train is an hour late. Let's read a book. That third one isn't too long.*reads**reads*

A moving story that explores the power of memory, the significance of loss, and the meaning of our existence. While reading this novel I was constantly reminded of Berkeley's "If a tree falls in the forest" question. Certainly many of us want to know that our life have meaning, perhaps even remembered beyond our existence. I think these are the ideas Brockmeier is playing with and of course he has no real answer but the route he takes is one mesmerizing journey. Two separate stories are revealed

How many people have you met in your life? How many have you glanced at on the street, seen in a shop, sat opposite and shared a smile with at a concert? Ten thousand? Twenty? Imagine that every person you ever met, ever remembered, has endured after death, kept alive by the power of your memory. This is the central idea around which Kevin Brockmeier has constructed a book of surprising beauty and sadness, a novel different from most of what I read, but rewarding and memorable. Few books stick