Well written and important book. The following quote from the book sums it up:
"Throughout this book I have tried to establish and ironic claim: facing up to the truth about death can lead us to deeper hope in life. My first goal then, has been to encourage greater honesty about the facts. Perhaps more than any other culture anywhere in time of space, we in the modern West has detached ourselves from the reality of death. We've lost our feeling for death's sting."
I think he did this well.
I received this book free from the publisher for the purpose of an honest review.