Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death by Caitlin Doughty

12 reviews

cmlalonde's review

dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I was inspired to read this book after reading Caitlin's first book "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes."
I really enjoyed this one. Odds are you're not the only curious one with abnormal questions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Medical trauma and Medical content

Minor: Animal death, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, and Vomit

blueyogi's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War, Terminal illness, Murder, Cancer, Animal death, Chronic illness, and Excrement

sillygoose69's review

dark funny informative medium-paced

5.0

very interesting and very entertaining. learned a lot and smiled a lot. it does get explicit about the processes bodies undergo after death, so please beware of that and don’t listen if you’re not comfortable with it. If you wanna get more comfortable with death - this book is a great place to start. 
Caitlin’s writing and - in case of the audiobook - reading are delightful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, War, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Cancer, Suicide, and Vomit

Content warnings not complete. The book mentions many topics in passing. It is direct and factual, but never cruel to the reader. The tone is mostly light and humorous while being appropriate and respectful.

pixelpigeon's review

challenging dark funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.75

So funny, so informative 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Blood and Excrement

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, War, and Medical trauma

pastelkerstin's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Excrement, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: War, Racism, Cancer, Murder, Terminal illness, and Ableism

Minor: Suicide, Sexual content, and Alcohol

hannahrhian's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Terminal illness, Animal death, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Vomit

horizonous's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Animal death, and Excrement

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, and Blood

Minor: Gore, Terminal illness, and Vomit

◦ Terminal illness = Kuru

brennaa's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Excrement, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Cannibalism, Blood, and Terminal illness

Minor: Grief, Murder, and Suicide

burnt_amber89's review

funny informative inspiring relaxing fast-paced

3.5

A funny quick-paced book mainly addressed to children but suitable for adult audiences as well. I follow Caitlin Doughty on social media and her writing style is consistent with her YouTube persona, as well as her humour. Backed by scientific research (references available at the end of the book), this easy read is quite informative and promoting death positivity in a light manner. I would have appreciated it if the explanations we're a little more in-depth, it is often seeming to skim the surface, but I suppose it is because of the younger intended audience. 

Some descriptions are quite graphic and may be uncomfortable for squeamish readers (the answer to "why is grandma wrapped in plastic" being the most graphic imo).

Illustrations are cute and a nice addition to the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cancer and Injury/Injury detail

kayladaila's review

challenging dark funny informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury