"No one understands, they keep talking about time. You need time, it'll take time. Like I'll get over her and everything will go back to normal. I don't want to get over anything. I want to sink as far as it'll take me."

Above all else, this book excelled at the portrayal of grief. It's that portrayal that really made me enjoy this. It felt so real and raw, and served as a backdrop for every decision the main character made.

This is the kind of story that is really enhanced by it's short length. This is not an exploration of grief. It's one man's personal experience with it.

As far as the paranormal aspect of the story goes, I liked how impending and incomprehensible it felt in the first 2/3rds of the book. I think I would have preferred the threat to remain paranormal rather than becoming a physical threat like we see with the dog and the veterinarian. I feel like mysterious nature of the horror was dispelled a bit when the main character was literally just chatting with the spirit through the vet, but I also acknowledge that the stakes needed to be raised somehow, and that it can only be so dangerous if the threat remains incorporeal.

I'm not sure what else to say about this. It was good. It was short. While it wasn't scary in the sense that I was afraid of it, or I experienced terror while reading it, it was certainly thought provoking, which is what really makes a book good in my opinion.