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From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
18 reviews
a_novel_craving's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infertility, Blood, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Suicide, Abortion, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Medical content
taliafranks's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Death, Animal death, Blood, Suicide, Death of parent, Grief, Abortion, and Child death
Moderate: Classism, Gore, Cancer, Infertility, and Cannibalism
In general the book talks about death in depth including different cultural beliefs and actions regarding the process. There is one description of animal sacrifice that is fairly explicit, and an intense recounting of circumstances to terminating a wanted pregnancy due to terminal illness and risk of miscarriage/early infant death, not only in regards to emotions and procedures but also the reactions of anti-choice protesters.mikaylawood's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Miscarriage
savhardt's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Abortion
mfrisk's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Abortion, Medical content, and Medical trauma
maxthefish's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Abortion, Death, Grief, and Child death
caddythegnome's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Death of parent, Medical content, Child death, Suicide, Grief, Excrement, Death, Cancer, Blood, and Abortion
burnt_milk's review against another edition
4.25
This is a beautiful collection of the author's recounts of her travels, constantly questioning why we have this separation and fear of our dead. It was a short but interesting overview of how a few different cultures remember, celebrate, and care for their community members in death practices. The way we (speaking from Australia) treat death is so sanitised, this book feels hopeful in challenging some of our psychological blocks surrounding it.
I for one, can't wait to disintegrate into human compost.
Graphic: Abortion, Cannibalism, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Miscarriage, and Suicide
glitterdeww's review against another edition
4.5
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.)
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Minor: Suicide, Abortion, and Terminal illness
krytykesa's review against another edition
3.0
But in general it rather entertaining and interesting. Great choice for a quick weekend reading.
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Death, and Animal death
Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage