Death Becomes Them: Unearthing The Suicides Of The Brilliant, The Famous, And The Notorious (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
Interesting enough, but truly not executed as well as it could have been. However, for what it was and was meant to be, namely a casual summary of the life and death of some of the most famous people to have commuted suicide, it was good. The sources are iffy as are the stated facts, but for someone looking to satisfy that need for a macabre browse without needing scholarly support it certainly is enjoyable.All that said, I would have liked to have seen a little more empathy. I know it meant to state facts, but I felt like it lacked just a little bit of the compassion required in a book on such a heavy and human subject. I think that less people could have been covered, instead using the space for reflection, and that there should have been some sort of prologue with perhaps a trigger warning and information on suicide prevention and signs.My favorite part of this book might just have been the section at the end where those famous who have attempted suicide and survived were listed. To see actors and celebrities that I am familiar with having had such terrible thoughts and come out of it to create a great deal more work is encouraging. Ummm... I would think that prior to writing a book like this you would fact check, then have someone else fact check, AND then someone in the editing/publishing room would fact check. But I know nothing about writing a book. This is a fast interesting read until you read details that are incorrect, and then when you reach the end after second guessing everything you've been reading ...there are the sources...and Wikipedia and IMDB are the first two sources listed... Yeah.
What do You think about Death Becomes Them: Unearthing The Suicides Of The Brilliant, The Famous, And The Notorious (2009)?
Quick read, but don't read this as you are falling asleep b/c you will have bizarre, creepy dreams.
—Sharmeen
if you have a morbid curiosity about death, you will love this book.
—luckybabbii
Morbidly fascinating. I could not put it down.
—mina
