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Near the Exit: Travels with the Not-So-Grim Reaper | Lori Erickson

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After her brother died unexpectedly and her mother moved into a dementia-care facility, spiritual travel writer and Episcopal deacon Lori Erickson felt called to a new quest: to face death head on, with the eye of a tourist and the heart of a pastor. Blending memoir, spirituality, and travel, Near the Exit examines how cultures confront and have confronted death, from Egypt's Valley of the Kings and Mayan temples, to a Colorado cremation pyre and Day of the Dead celebrations, to Maori settlements and tourist-destination graveyards. Erickson reflects on mortality--the ways we avoid it, the ways we cope with it, and the ways life is made more precious by accepting it--in places as far away as New Zealand and as close as the nursing home up the street. Throughout her personal journey and her travels, Erickson helps us to see that one of the most life-affirming things we can do is to invite death along for the ride.

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Near the Exit: Travels with the Not-So-Grim Reaper | Lori Erickson

so-so

I liked the premise of this book, for the author to come to terms with her mortality by traveling to and visiting different places such as King Tut‘s tomb. However, I became increasingly disinterested in her quests, the more I read. Basically, it seemed as if she could not decide between her book being a memoir, travel book or history book. She glossed over her feelings and began sharing mainly facts. I learned a lot though. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lesliereads A beautiful cover, though....😊 5y

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