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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Caitlin Doughty
4.32 AVERAGE
3.76k reviews for:
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Caitlin Doughty
4.32 AVERAGE
Not as good as [b: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes|25189315|Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory|Caitlin Doughty|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1436549658l/25189315._SX50_.jpg|39962326], but still pretty fascinating nonetheless. Both books have had me thinking a lot more on what I want after my own death, or what I want to do for my loved ones when they pass.
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Excellent exploration of different death practices - non judgemental, fascinating and frank about the western view of death.
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Will forever be my favourite book. Caitlin shares how other cultures cope with the loss of a loved one and what their traditions around death are.
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I loved this book. It was really nice to read something about death culture across the world that didn't have an edge of "ewww" to it. Doughty is so respectful of other cultures' death care rituals and practices, and even though she is honest about her reactions, she also recognizes the North American culture that influences those reactions. She is very good at stepping back and taking a different view than the one with which we are indoctrinated.
I like that her book is not just a look at other cultures and their death care rituals, but also a critical examination of the laws in America that make it so difficult for families to actually grieve properly, and for the culture as a whole to confront death honestly. It's the same in Canada so far as I'm aware. The most interesting part for me was the way in which some folks have managed to provide a different death ritual even in the States and are pursuing other ways of acknowledging and confronting death that are environmentally sound (the composting one is a fantastic idea to me) as well as take better care of those left behind.
A wonderful book all around that I would recommend to everyone.
I like that her book is not just a look at other cultures and their death care rituals, but also a critical examination of the laws in America that make it so difficult for families to actually grieve properly, and for the culture as a whole to confront death honestly. It's the same in Canada so far as I'm aware. The most interesting part for me was the way in which some folks have managed to provide a different death ritual even in the States and are pursuing other ways of acknowledging and confronting death that are environmentally sound (the composting one is a fantastic idea to me) as well as take better care of those left behind.
A wonderful book all around that I would recommend to everyone.