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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Caitlin Doughty
4.32 AVERAGE
3.77k reviews for:
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Caitlin Doughty
4.32 AVERAGE
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fun death facts to annoy your friends and family with
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Always fascinating, always elegant, and sometimes appropriately funny, Caitlin Doughty is one of my favorite people who I don’t know, but would like to. I was so excited about this book, and it didn’t disappoint. The stories are as diverse as our world cultures, and it was fascinating to delve deeper on some of the rituals and cultural aspects that she has touched on in her YouTube videos. Although I normally prefer photographs to see how things really look, the illustrations were lovely, and supplemented the essays on each experience. I highly recommend this book, especially for people who may be new to the death positivity movement, or who may need more comfort in dealing with death in a more normal, accepting way. This is a great reading experience, and gives a multitude of perspectives on how to mourn and grieve and come to terms with death. I loved it!
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was really fascinating to learn all the ways that different cultures treat their dead and had me thinking about how i will treat my dead in the future, and how i want to be treated when i die !
interesting, overall well written. assuming she has visited many places with not-so-common death rituals, i wonder why she had to include more than two places in the united states. surely there are more places with natural burials than joshua tree? no? just me? not that it’s not interesting, but i would’ve loved to hear of new places. also doubting whether certain “funny” comments written in the book were really necessary if they weren’t really that funny ://
From Here to Eternity is not your typical little travelogue, documenting Caitlin Doughty's journey around the world to experiences how different cultures view and treat death. Each little chapter provided a general overview of a country or state and its practices, which is incredibly interesting in its own right, and made all the better when voiced through the perspective of a seasoned mortician like Doughty. Also, I LOVED the fact that it was illustrated- it really helped me visual some of the foreign concepts she was describing and generally made for a much richer experience while reading.
Having read this right after Smoke Gets in Your Eyes though, I have to admit I was a little underwhelmed at times. The free-flowing humor and voice that was so present in her first book seemed a bit forced in this one, and it lacked the deeply personal touch I found so enjoyable to begin with. Overall, not a bad book, but one that I didn't find as memorable or impactful as the message in Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.
Having read this right after Smoke Gets in Your Eyes though, I have to admit I was a little underwhelmed at times. The free-flowing humor and voice that was so present in her first book seemed a bit forced in this one, and it lacked the deeply personal touch I found so enjoyable to begin with. Overall, not a bad book, but one that I didn't find as memorable or impactful as the message in Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.