This first novel by the literary columnist of Montreal Journal lacks neither spirit nor originality.
Posted at 12:00 p.m.
But you have to know how to appreciate black humor to delight in this reading which could serve as an excellent stress relief, if you let yourself imagine for a moment what you would do in the place of the main character, who finds himself in an unlikely situation.
He works in New York for a news agency, where he is responsible for the obituaries and “cold meats” section – an expression, in the jargon of the trade, which designates those articles written before the death of a woman. famous personality. And when he discovers a gift that will change his life and that of many people, he decides to use it wisely – at his own risk.
This crazy story is a veritable mine of comical information (such as on the most absurd deaths in history or the most notorious winners of the Darwin Awards), even if the overload of all this data can make reading a little tedious by times. Read with an open mind and a desire to have fun.
We all die of having lived
Karine Vilder
Stanke
224 pages