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Mostly Dead Things is the debut novel of Kristen Arnett.Jessa Morton takes over her father's taxidermy business after his suicide. She tries to keep the business afloat while her family tries to cope with the loss. Jessa is also haunted by her brother Milo's wife, Brynn, abandoning the family. Things become increasingly complicated as Jessa becomes involved with an artist while her mother takes refuge in creating art.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })
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Big, Screwed-Up Family
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Big, Screwed-Up Family: The Mortons were dysfunctional before the death of their patriarch, and only get messier from there.
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Black Comedy
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Black Comedy: The novel focuses on grief and abandonment, but the characters often find humor in their situation.
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Bloody Hilarious
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Bloody Hilarious: The gore of the taxidermy is played for laughs. Jessa and Lolee joke about their periods (in gruesome detail) at one point.
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A Family Affair: Brynn and Jessa hooked up as teenagers before Brynn started dating Milo. After they got married, Brynn continued to cheat on Milo with Jessa.
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All Take and No Give
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All Take and No Give: Brynn treated Milo and Jessa this way and both suffered as a result.
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Blended Family Drama: Bastien is Brynn's son from a different father, although Milo raised him as his own.
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Broken Bird
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Broken Bird: Jessa has developed a tough, stoic exterior to keep others out after all she's been through.
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