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The Afterlife Diet

Daniel Pinkwater (1995)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age16
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

MurderDeathBody Image Issues

Positive tags

HumorRedemption ArcSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Editor

Protagonist archetypes

Morally Gray ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterAfterlife SettingAntihero

Themes

Body ImageSelf-AcceptanceAmerican Culture SatireRedemptionIdentitySocial Commentary

Synopsis

A comic fantasy set in heaven on the subject of obesity. The protagonist is Milton Cramer, an obese editor who is murdered for rejecting an author's manuscript. The novel is a satire on weight-conscious America by a Jewish humorist.

Tags

Satirical FantasyLiterary FantasyHumorous FantasySocial Satire