Nothing to Be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes

The title is printed over a gawping empty grave on the cover of this memoir by the accomplished British author Julian Barnes. I therefore assumed it would be a reassuring book about death, but I found it to be sad and a little frightening. Barnes' memoir includes non-judgmental discussions of atheists and believers, as well as stories of how different people (some famous, some not) have exited this life. None of it leads to any kind of conclusion, but is simply the author making himself comfortable with mortality. But in spite of my disappointment in not finding a particular "answer," I enjoyed the writing and literary nuances. Barnes is a brilliant writer.