The book is a good read for those who are more knowledgeable and interested in the fields of the anthropology of materiality, and (the anthropology of) death. It gives a good overview of the main debates in these areas, with literature that is both new and older. Reading Religion
Graham has succeeded in conveying a rich, complex, dynamic, nuanced, and moving picture of the ways in which individuals and communities engage with death and loss, and how the dead retain a social presence in the lives of the living. Christine Valentine, University of Bath
Graham has gained unprecedented access to very personal and private situations in Ireland such as wakes and house clearances after the death of a relative and this makes for an interesting read, especially given her great narrative skills in describing the settings and scenarios of her ethnography. Elisabetta Viggiani, Queens University Belfast
