Under the Whispering Door

Mr. Klune has again made me weep over one of his books. The last few chapters of this are rough but it ultimately has a happy ending so don't be deterred. This is an interesting take on death and the afterlife with some romance and a lot of mysticism/magical realism. It reminded me a lot of [b:Elsewhere 359410 Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442686280l/359410.SX50.jpg 349532] with a bit of Dead Like Me thrown in; both of which are favourite things so I was hooked in easily. Warren Price, our main character, is an asshole lawyer who has everything and nothing and meets his ultimate end rather unexpectedly. What's even more unexpected is what happens next, and how a bit of purgatory and the people he meets there was the best thing to ever happen to him. It's just too bad he's already dead.