Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Megeszi ​a macskám a szememet, ha meghalok? by Caitlin Doughty

21 reviews

blueyogi's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail

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

sillygoose69's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny informative medium-paced

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

Moderate: Animal death, Violence

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

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 against another edition

4.75

challenging dark funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

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So funny, so informative 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Medical content

Moderate: Blood, Excrement

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

pastelkerstin's review against another edition

4.0

funny informative fast-paced

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, Alcohol

hannahrhian's review against another edition

3.5

funny informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

horizonous's review against another edition

3.25

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Excrement, Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Blood, Medical content

Minor: Gore, Terminal illness, Vomit

◦ Terminal illness = Kuru

brennaa's review against another edition

5.0

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death

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

Minor: Suicide, Grief, Murder

burnt_amber89's review against another edition

3.5

funny informative inspiring relaxing fast-paced

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

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Terminal illness

Minor: Cancer, Injury/Injury detail

kayladaila's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark funny informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

grayraincurtain's review against another edition

5.0

funny informative reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Medical content

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Cannibalism