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thequeenofsheba3's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death and Body horror
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Child death
Minor: Drug abuse and Miscarriage
12dejamoo's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Child death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Minor: Suicide, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Yes there are icky descriptions of dead bodies but it's not really done for shock value, just to tell stories and make observations. The tone is also very light so mostly it doesn't feel too aghdafttom's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Body horror, and Medical content
clarathromycin's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide
Moderate: Dementia, Sexism, Cannibalism, Cultural appropriation, and Drug use
Minor: Sexual harassment
erica_reads_things's review against another edition
4.0
There was a pretty abrupt and random chapter with some, in my opinion, unnecessary fatphobic themes, but other than that I really enjoyed the process of reading this book and thinking about death myself.
Graphic: Death, Cancer, Suicide, Body horror, Death of parent, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Child death, Cannibalism, Blood, and Medical content
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, and Drug use
lixard's review against another edition
4.25
- really intriguing to read about people who do jobs that i likely would never do ?
- made some good points about how we treat death and the dead and how that interacts with race, class, and culture
- the subversion of calling upon indigenous groups' rituals as a way to humanize them instead of using it for shock value and othering them was great - brief but good insight to other cultures
- Doughty's voice and dedication towards more informed and hands-on funerals was strong too
- death is scary and society reinforces this by constantly shrouding the idea in euphemisms. at the same time, there are services out there that further this notion of evasiveness and cloaking the truth of death. so that when one finally faces it for the first time, they are shocked and unprepared, creating such a negative, unfulfilling, and regretful experience that they may subconsciously continue the cycle.
- sadly i went over my loan period that coincided with the end of my library's purchase period of the book so my other favourite parts are lost to the ether, enjoy this nibblet:
the great achievements of humanity were born out of the deadlines imposed by death. he didn't seem to realize that the fire beneath his ass was mortality - the very thing he was attempting to defeat.
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Death of parent
magic's review against another edition
4.5
It was really good and I highly recommend all of Caitlin Doughty’s books and work online. It’s a great way to ease yourself into confronting your own mortality. It also is a good reminder to think about and talk to your loved ones about what you want done with your body when you die.
Graphic: Death, Cannibalism, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Dementia, Miscarriage, Body horror, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts
coredrive's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Child death, and Medical content
Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicide, and Excrement
katdoesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Fatphobia and Body horror
klor's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Death