I know that the fact the book is set in a funeral home might deter some people from picking it up, but please don't let it stop you. That doesn't however make him a morbid, angry teenager wanting to kill everyone. Yet, for all her shifting states, she never woke with a stranger's broken hairbrush in her hand."Īaron needs mindless, repetitive tasks to stay focused and keep himself calm, meaning being an assistant at a funeral home is perfect for him. There was no rhyme or flow, just what she was served. Sometimes she was lucid and practical other times she was a stormy two-year-old. If she'd taken drugs or had an accident, her luck-of-the-draw world would make more sense. "If Mam were an alcoholic, her mental state would be easy to explain. It is evident he is troubled but the question is, what traumatic memories are hidden away in his subconscious? On top of this, he's having trouble with his violent and drug-addicted neighbour and he has recently started sleepwalking and having disturbing nightmares. Because of Mam's apparent illness, Aaron has to play the role of the parent the majority of the time and since it is just him and Mam, there is a lot sitting on his young shoulders. We don't know a lot about him except that he's a bit of a loner, lives in a caravan park with Mam, who we assume to be his mother, and that she has some kind of mental illness.
He has shown up for his first day working at a funeral parlour looking worse for wear and with an antisocial attitude. The Dead I Know begins with a lot of mystery surrounding our main character Aaron. It can get a bit dark at times so I would recommend it for ages 15+. It was suspenseful, heart-breaking, touching and hopeful. But if he doesn't discover the truth about his hidden past soon, he may fall asleep one night and never wake up. Death doesn't scare him - his new job may even be his salvation.
He has dreams he can't explain, and memories he can't recover.
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