The Extra Large Medium

If you think perhaps this book has a theme similar to The Sixth Sense, that's what I thought too. Except instead of being a thriller of sorts, this book is insightful and humorous, with a succinct tone that doesn't forgive any character and yet makes you feel for them nonetheless. At its heart, this book is about a woman who loses her husband and waits, against her will, for the day she has to legally declare him dead.

For you writers, read this book to learn how to write about a topic (like death) without depressing the reader. Every character is flush and real, people we can relate to or have had a conversation with. Annie is a great anti-hero, as well; she is flawed, can't seem to hold on to material objects or the people around her, and yet is crying out for someone to ground her from her ethereal calling. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and read it in one evening, I couldn't put it down.

Originally posted at http://worderella.com/2007/08/book-the-extra-large-medium/