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Dead People Suck: A Guide for Survivors of the Newly Departed

by Laurie Kilmartin

A darkly comic companion for the administrative and emotional mess of loss

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Awards & Recognition

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    New York Times bestselling co-author of Sh*tty Mom

    Laurie Kilmartin is described as a New York Times bestselling co-author of Sh*tty Mom; this recognition is attri...

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A darkly comic companion for the administrative and emotional mess of loss

Laurie Kilmartin frames death, caregiving, and bereavement through blunt comedy rooted in her public accounts of her father’s hospice period and the grief that followed. The book addresses both the practical loose ends and the uncomfortable thoughts surrounding a loved one’s decline or death, using chapter topics that range from digital unsubscribes to family boundaries and illness. Its approach does not treat grief as solemn at every turn; sarcasm and candid humor sit alongside the realities of dying and surviving a loss. With its direct, adult perspective, the guide makes room for the strange, frustrating, and often unspoken details that accompany bereavement.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults who prefer frank humor in books about grief and loss
  • People navigating a loved one’s illness, hospice care, or death
  • Fans of comedic personal takes on family and bereavement

Themes

GriefDeath and dyingHospice and caregivingFamily relationshipsHumor as coping

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Book overview

An honest, irreverent, laugh-out-loud guide to coping with death and dying from Emmy-nominated writer and New York Times bestselling co-author of Sh*tty Mom Laurie Kilmartin.

Death is not for the faint of heart, and sometimes the best way to cope is through humor. No one knows this better than comedian Laurie Kilmartin. She made headlines by live-tweeting her father's time in hospice and her grieving process after he passed, and channeled her experience into a comedy special, 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad. Dead People Suck is her hilarious guide to surviving (sometimes) death, dying, and grief without losing your mind.

If you are old and about to die, sick and about to die, or with a loved one who is about to pass away or who has passed away, there's something for you. With chapters like "Are You An Old Man With Daughters? Please Shred Your Porn," "If Cancer was an STD, It Would Be Cured By Now," and "Unsubscribing Your Dead Parent from Tea Party Emails," Laurie Kilmartin guides you through some of life's most complicated moments with equal parts heart and sarcasm.
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