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jtfales's review against another edition
5.0
An amazing extension of characters' lives beyond the bounds of the show. Incredibly original, fascinating, powerful, and fun, with truly gorgeous design. A really unique experience from the very first page.
cozylittlebrownhouse's review against another edition
4.0
Six Feet Under is one of my favorite television shows, so when I stumbled upon this book of letters, photographs, stories, etc. highlighting the lives of the characters beyond what was shown in the show, I was delighted. I would only recommend this to the die-hard fans of SFU because of the content - if you only have seen a few episodes, or jumped around in the seasons, a great deal of the content will be lost on you. A very fun and creative homage to one of the greatest television series ever.
jinjer's review against another edition
5.0
Didn’t really buy this book to read. It’s a keepsake because I loved that show so much. Best series ending ever. But, because of the reading challenge I'm doing, I went through, page by page, to see what all is in it.
It’s still nothing I ever want to actually read, but it’s definitely something I want to keep, so back on the shelf it went.
There’s a great full-page spread of the Fisher family kitchen. Ahhh how I covet their kitchen! Unfortunately, there are no photos of David and Keith’s amazing apartment.
It’s still nothing I ever want to actually read, but it’s definitely something I want to keep, so back on the shelf it went.
There’s a great full-page spread of the Fisher family kitchen. Ahhh how I covet their kitchen! Unfortunately, there are no photos of David and Keith’s amazing apartment.
burialshroud's review
4.0
Six Feet Under is one of my favourite ever TV shows. I have cherished memories of watching it week-by-week back in the day when such things were done, then paying through the nose to get the DVDs shipped over from the U.S. so that I could watch the episodes all over again as soon as possible. I still hold the series finale up as the gold standard by which all other TV finales are measured.
Better Living Through Death is a scrapbook of photos, clippings and correspondence between characters (letters, webchats) from within the first three seasons of the show. It has excerpts from Nathaniel and Isabel (which I kinda wish was a real book series) and Charlotte Light and Dark (which I REALLY wish was a real book). It's a great companion to the show, much more imaginative than the usual cast interviews, blah blah blah set design costumes yadda-yadda stuff you get in companion books. It's also a cut above most coffee table (read:toilet) books for the sheer variety of material. It's really hard for me to judge whether it would stand alone but I'm going to tentatively say that yes it would. The items in the book are in chronological order and give some specific insights into the characters and chart the important relationships and events, it's obvious who everyone is and what they're up to so I don't see why it couldn't be enjoyed alone. Check it out!
Better Living Through Death is a scrapbook of photos, clippings and correspondence between characters (letters, webchats) from within the first three seasons of the show. It has excerpts from Nathaniel and Isabel (which I kinda wish was a real book series) and Charlotte Light and Dark (which I REALLY wish was a real book). It's a great companion to the show, much more imaginative than the usual cast interviews, blah blah blah set design costumes yadda-yadda stuff you get in companion books. It's also a cut above most coffee table (read:toilet) books for the sheer variety of material. It's really hard for me to judge whether it would stand alone but I'm going to tentatively say that yes it would. The items in the book are in chronological order and give some specific insights into the characters and chart the important relationships and events, it's obvious who everyone is and what they're up to so I don't see why it couldn't be enjoyed alone. Check it out!
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