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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

Caitlin Doughty

4.32 AVERAGE

october528's review against another edition

5.0

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

oh_murray's review against another edition

3.75

dark informative reflective fast-paced

jaynotbryant's review against another edition

5.0

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Doughty’s books just slap every time. So intriguing, so we’ll organized, so funny, and so informational all at once.

I especially liked the Bolivia and North Carolina chapters, but i cried the entirety of the Mexico chapter and it remains my favorite by far.

I had no idea that recomposing was being worked on and I hope desperately Im allowed to go like that. the anonymity would be so peaceful i think.

szymek_w_rodawski's review against another edition

5.0

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, War

Minor: Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic

noelmotel's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous informative reflective fast-paced

yng_ii's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

lalauren04's review against another edition

4.0

informative medium-paced

sambern13's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny informative medium-paced

zulm4's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny informative medium-paced

thetoughestdelf's review against another edition

4.0

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Caitlin Doughty is trying to change America's death industry, arguing that our distance from the whole process doesn't allow us to accept or grieve the loss. In this book, she does this by writing about death practices in places around the world, showing that our way is not the only way (and that what might seem macabre is potentially healing).

I will read anything she writes. I'm on board for her central argument, her humor, and her writing style,. This was a world tour of an issue I don't think much about, but find fascinating once we get started.