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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Caitlin Doughty
4.32 AVERAGE
3.71k reviews for:
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Caitlin Doughty
4.32 AVERAGE
A fascinating look at how different communities and cultures approach the funeral process. It's less about approaching death and more about what comes after.
Most of the traditions I was familiar with, at least in passing, and while still interesting to learn about the parts that really stood out as amazing were her interactions and conversations with the people in those communities. Specifically how they felt the practices helped connect with their loved ones and their questions and reactions to popular Western traditions.
Full of wit, awareness, and compassion for those grieving Caitlin has created a moving testament to mourning process from around the world, inviting us all to find our own way to hold space for those that we love.
Most of the traditions I was familiar with, at least in passing, and while still interesting to learn about the parts that really stood out as amazing were her interactions and conversations with the people in those communities. Specifically how they felt the practices helped connect with their loved ones and their questions and reactions to popular Western traditions.
Full of wit, awareness, and compassion for those grieving Caitlin has created a moving testament to mourning process from around the world, inviting us all to find our own way to hold space for those that we love.
did everyone try the cremation? I thought the cremation was lovely
This was such an interesting read, and I find myself fascinated by Caitlin Doughty's concept of the good death. This has book left me feeling very contemplative.
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This was a fantastic read - and I just want to talk about it and recommend it to everyone I see. And then they look at me like I'm crazy because the subject matter is pretty macabre. But the book was excellent! Tasteful and respectful of cultures and death, while still being entertaining, fast-paced, and so interesting!
Caitlin Doughty is a mortician who travels the world to learn about how other cultures reverence their dead - primarily what they do with the bodies. A deep love and reverence for those that have passed and how we come to terms with the physicalness of death runs through the book. Full of descriptive details and a sometimes-snarky, gallows humor that somehow manages to still be respectful of the dead and various customs, but highlights the differences from our cultural traditions in thought-provoking ways.
Caitlin Doughty is a mortician who travels the world to learn about how other cultures reverence their dead - primarily what they do with the bodies. A deep love and reverence for those that have passed and how we come to terms with the physicalness of death runs through the book. Full of descriptive details and a sometimes-snarky, gallows humor that somehow manages to still be respectful of the dead and various customs, but highlights the differences from our cultural traditions in thought-provoking ways.
I have such an academic crush on Caitlin Doughty it isn't even funny.
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Very informative book about death rituals and funerary services around the world. The tone is light and i found the book overall to be accessible. A great entry point into non-fiction, something i'm trying to read more of this year :)