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Apr 27, 2015forbesrachel rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"Live every moment as if it is your last." As a warning, and later on as a piece of friendly advice, Bras de Oliva Domingos' life shows us why we must heed this saying. In each chapter Bras, an obituary writer, reaches a significant moment in his life, then dies. He dies from various circumstances, at different ages, and in various states of mind. An obituary gives a sad bit of closure for us before moving onto another part of his life, as if he had never died. The first few sections have him in fairly solitary conditions, but as we progress, he experiences more moments surrounded by loved ones, and because of them he enjoys life more and more. Under the book's calm, pensive surface are a variety of complicated human emotions created by handsomely drawn faces and expressive colours. There are good and bad moments, but Bras finds some peace with himself in his old age, for the most important moment of all may be the culmination of our lives at the end.