This is what happened when he felt his sister, Rachel, get attacked and murdered. He could sense their thoughts and emotions. Ruben often left his own body and could attach himself to others. He was sitting in the backseat of an old Mercedes in his family's salvage yard when the feeling came over him. This book is well written and engaging, and I highly recommend it. It makes the story more complete, as well, and helps to give a first person narrative omniscience. The Road of the Dead contains a slightly supernatural element, but it is worked in so seamlessly that after closing the book I found it odd that people can't see through the eyes of others who are far away in real life. It is the driving force behind the book, and a powerful force it is. It is the unattainable epitome of sibling relationships, and yet somehow realistic. And the relationship between them is wonderful. The brothers are different - as Ruben says, his mind is fast but his fists are slow, and Cole's mind is slow but his fists are fast - but each is skillfully drawn. I really liked the portrayal of Cole and Ruben, the brothers who are searching for their sister's killer - not, as in most other cases, for revenge, but simply so that they can bring her body home and bury her. I didn't think it would make much of an impression on me.

I wasn't expecting to be moved by this book - I thought maybe I'd like it, maybe not. Perhaps I was just tyring to convince myself that the above statement wasn't true. The Road of the Dead hinted at neither, but something made me take it anyway. I usually don't pick up books at the library unless the inside front cover synopsis hints at romance or humor.

The road of the dead by kevin brooks