Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty

6 reviews

savhardt's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Abortion

glitterdeww's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This is excellent. I think just about anyone could find this book both incredibly interesting and incredibly helpful. 

On its face, From Here to Eternity is a thorough examination of a multitude of death practices found around the globe, and it succeeds in that in beautiful detail. But even more so, this is a thoughtful study on the grieving process. As Caitlin Doughty illustrates the stark realities of death, the reader can sense her deep curiosity and compassion surrounding her trade. There was also a lot to this book that was surprisingly funny (because in the face of death, if we're not laughing were crying... So why not try for an even split.) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Minor: Suicide, Abortion, and Terminal illness

emfass's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Terminal illness, Abortion, Blood, Miscarriage, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Body horror

hanreadin's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Grief

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Abortion, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Colonisation, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Racism, Mental illness, Genocide, Murder, and Terminal illness

cammiem8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I’ve been following Caitlyn Doughty for years and I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read by her so far, this is no exception. She explores death and funeral practices in various places around the world with respect, insight, and her signature humor. Fans of Doughty’s YouTube series Ask A Mortician will see her distinctive voice seeping through the pages. However, this book might not be suitable for the squeamish, death is on every page and discussed matter of factly through the death positivity lens. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Child death, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abortion and Cannibalism