After a few readings of extremely non-fiction and no-nonsense writing, I was suddenly faced with the obverse of what I like - a flowery, non-focused and somewhat rambling escapade into the world of death fraud - which is in line with the subject of this week.
The work opens and closes in classic book-end style: a story of a somewhat young white american woman attempting to get forged death certification papers in the Philippines. In this sketch-sketch sandwich, there is a lot of meat to go through...or tofu, I should say.
It's curious how similar the road of this book's author is to my own: we've read the exact same disappearance books in the same order, with her having the advantage of actually speaking with some of the authors as well.
She goes into interviews with mr. Frank whose work we reviewed days ago, as well as several others which notably include a Michael Jackson impersonator and a lecherous sextagenerian prison guard.
The book is a series of interviews and conversations, with several asides about feminism and patriarchy for good measure. I applaud the author on her research chops and courage, but the truth is that this book focuses too much on the soft side of death fraud - the people left behind.
It's not a bad thing, but few principles are introduced or expanded on.
5/10
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