Book Review Blurb: Mobituaries by Mo Rocca

This one did not wind up being what I expected at all. I like Mo Rocca, but like a couple of the other reviewers, think a big part of why I like him is his timing and delivery – neither of which come across very well in a printed word format. If he was reading the audiobook, this would probably be a lot more engaging. I also felt like a lot of what he wrote was not what I expected – to me, obituaries are not lengthy historical narratives written like textbooks. They are shorter and pithier, and that is not what a lot of these presentations are. That’s not to say that they’re poorly written or uninteresting, they just weren’t at all what I expected. It made it difficult to read in long bursts. This is the second book-from-podcasts I’ve read recently and they’re reaffirming why I’m not a fan of podcasts… If you are a fan of that format and like your reading in shorter bursts as opposed to longer narratives that draw you in and won’t let you go, you are probably a better audience for this one than I was…

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my review copy.