One Death, Nine Stories Edited by Marc Aronson & Charles R. Smith, Jr.
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I came across this book at the library and the premise looked interesting so I grabbed it.
Summary by Goodreads:
Nicholas, Kevin. Age 19. Died at York Hospital, July 19, 2012. Kev's the first kid their age to die. And now, even though he's dead, he's not really gone. Even now his choices are touching the people he left behind. Rita Williams-Garcia follows one aimless teen as he finds a new life in his new job-at the mortuary. Ellen Hopkins reveals what two altar boys (and one altar girl) might get up to at the cemetery at night. Will Weaver turns a lens on Kevin's sister as she collects his surprising effects-and makes good use of them. Here, in nine stories, we meet people who didn't know Kevin, friends from his childhood, his ex-girlfriend, his best friend, all dealing with the fallout of his death. Being a teenager is a time for all kinds of firsts-first jobs, first loves, first good-byes, firsts that break your heart and awaken your soul. It's an initiation of sorts, and it can be brutal. But on the other side of it is the rest of your life.
One Death, Nine Stories is a book of individual stories, each told by a different author, and connected by the the theme of initiation and the death of Kevin Nicholas. The short stories were decent, but I struggled to see the connections between them which made this one difficult to like. I think the authors tried to show how death can impact those around us near and far, but I never felt like I got to know any of the characters and was left at the end still wondering what lead to Kevin's death. This one definitely had potential, but just missed the beat for me.
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