A review by emtur007
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

dark funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

An honest and sincere look at the funeral industry, how we grieve, and how we view death. This book is part memoir of Caitlin Doughty and her early days working in a crematorium and part reflection of how America treats death as a whole. It gets graphic at times but not for a scare. She's honest with herself and the world of the funeral business that she is involved with. Overall a great book for those comfortable with death and those who are not. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Suicide, Grief, Miscarriage, Dementia, and Death of parent

Minor: Cannibalism