The Celebrants

3.5 - This book had a bit of a slow start and lost me in some of the flashbacks, but overall I fell in love with this friendship group who bonded through the trauma of losing their college friend. They made a pact to throw each other funerals while they were still living and not leave anything unsaid about how much they've meant to each other. Through flashbacks of each of these character's funerals you get to know their stories and relationships with each other. I thought it was beautifully written and the last few chapters made me ugly cry more than a few times. It was funny, charming, existential and deeply heartfelt.

“It's all going to kill you, you might as well do something fun.”