RaveBookPageReads like a whodunit ... The most distinctive element of Last Seen is how Castellani writes the voices of the dead. Rather than fit the paranormal into a familiar frame of reference, Castellani crafts perspectives that scoff at chronological time and geographic specificities but are abundant in poetry. He dazzles with apt meditations on masculinity, freedom and all the grittiness inherent in human connection, all presented in colloquial language.