Reviews tagging 'Death'

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

248 reviews

frankieclc's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child death, Grief, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Suicide, Body horror, and Gore

gothicaavrilraven's review against another edition

dark funny informative fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, and Death

savyelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Drug abuse

Minor: Classism and Racism

itschelseaw's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative medium-paced

3.75

A fascinating peek behind the curtain (coffin?) at the death industry in the United States, and how it's evolved due to wars, social norms and desires. I found it super fascinating to consider and it made me think a little bit more about my own mortality and how I'd like my death to be handled when the day comes. I appreciated Doughty sharing what about the funeral/mortuary industry she likes and what she found off putting, it definitely helped me be firm in my desire to be cremated versus embalmed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

daniandsn's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

cmlalonde's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Highly recommend this book to fans of the YouTube channel 'Ask a Mortician' or just anyone a little bit curious about death.
Caitlin tackles dark topics unapologetically and with a sense of humour.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Mental illness, Cancer, Miscarriage, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

jesslynn544's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

this book was fantastic. it gives you another perspective on death but also reminds you of your humanity. reminds you that you are faced with death every day. this also taught me so much more about crematories and what goes on with our physical bodies after we pass. told in a great voice like an old friend talking about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Blood, and Suicide

Minor: Cannibalism

wai's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, Medical content, and Death

apoppyinthewind's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

I enjoyed this one though it is a heavier read. If you're up for reading some rather vivid details about cremation and the completely natural processes our bodies go through when we die then yes, check this book out. I appreciated the honest & humorous way the author discusses death, it's refreshing and makes me wish that death could be talked about so openly in general. I listened to the audiobook and having the author do the reading made it one of the best audiobooks I've had the pleasure to listen to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Car accident, Death, Medical content, Suicide, and Dementia

miafromorchardstreet's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cannibalism and Child death