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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
12 reviews
babayaga1989's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death
Moderate: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, Vomit, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Excrement, and Chronic illness
emtur007's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
An honest and sincere look at the funeral industry, how we grieve, and how we view death. This book is part memoir of Caitlin Doughty and her early days working in a crematorium and part reflection of how America treats death as a whole. It gets graphic at times but not for a scare. She's honest with herself and the world of the funeral business that she is involved with. Overall a great book for those comfortable with death and those who are not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Suicide, Grief, Miscarriage, Dementia, and Death of parent
Minor: Cannibalism
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