Grief—deep sorrow caused by someone's death—is a major theme in Long Way Down. The theme arises early in the novel when Will states that his brother Shawn was killed two days earlier. In order to deal with his grief, Will resorts to "The Rules," a...
Long Way Down has one main setting in this story, an elevator. In this elevator, Will, the main character, is greeted by ghosts who knew his older brother Shawn. I don't recall a specific state or town.
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