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Books like Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders: what to read next, and why.
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The Lovely Bones
Another novel that gives the dead a voice and treats grief as something both sad and strangely hopeful.
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The Book Thief
A war-time story narrated by Death that also looks at loss from an unexpected angle.
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Slaughterhouse-Five
Likewise mixes history, tragedy and surreal elements in a short, formally playful book.