Book Details:
Book Title: Mortal Weather by KP McCarthy
Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 310 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction, Novel
Publisher: Top Reads Publishing
Release date: September 26 2023
Content Rating: PG-13 + M rating. There is bad language, no explicit sex scenes, but there is a lot of death and some references to suicide.
Stanhope Ellis finds himself absorbing the stories of quirky characters who have one thing in common: closeness to death. As he struggles with whether he’s Death Man or a cosmic witness, he meets a wise nurse, Gayathri Das, who helps him navigate the emotional minefield. But will she die, like the others? The unforgettable characters, including several dogs, will captivate you from the first page.
There is so much I could say about this book that it’s difficult to pinpoint on one thing. The prose is almost spiritual in the way it’s written, but isn’t overwhelmed with big flowery language. It was easy to get into, but isn’t what I would consider a single sitting read. Especially if you are undergoing the grief process yourself. I happen to be one of those people and had to set aside the book, mull over what I’ve read, take a walk, hug my dog, and go back to the text.
Which is probably the best way to approach this book.
At its heart, Mortal Weather is about grief and living in that space. It’s about the constant dance life and death have. All of which is orbiting around our protagonist, Stan.
In the start of the book, we learn about Stan’s wife, Eva. We see how his life revolves around her death. It isn’t until a pivotal event for him that he decides to try something new. All the while still trying to reconcile all his emotions.
I’m not Stan but I understand that constant thinking of your passed loved one. Stan lost his wife. I lost my father. On my birthday no less. Yesterday was his birthday. And he is on my mind daily.
I can’t quite describe how this book impacted me because I believe it might be different for someone else. I seemed to zero in on the more spiritual and grief aspect but someone else might find another thing to focus on. That said, I enjoyed it.
Mortal Weather is a well written book that holds you, comforts you, and gives you alternate views on how life and death work. All the while following Stan as he finds life again.
Among other things, Kevin Patrick McCarthy has been a geothermal geologist, a technical writer, a critic, and a screenwriter. His humor, essays, poetry, and fiction have been widely recognized. “Enough Sky,” the epigraph for Mortal Weather, was Commended by The Poetry Society (UK) in 2014. He is a fourth-generation Coloradoan who now lives in the Pacific with his wife Tricia, and their dog, Nani.
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Casia's Corner 
Hello Cassia, This is a helpful review. I agree, it pulls out whatever emotion you are feeling at the time. I’m sorry about your dad. Mine passed as well, and I did think about him while I read this book. I felt the sadness, but also the hopefulness, too. And then I go and hug my dogs.
Sounds very interesting.
This looks likeva great novel. Thanks for hosting this giveaway.