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A review by karinapplesauce
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
4.0
Somewhat unintentionally, I picked up a few books in a row that deals with death or end of life. This is not really my state of mind but more when my library had the books available to me...but it’s been refreshing and good. It’s been morbid in a healthy way?
Now, to be clear, this is not about the afterlife or nearing death, but rather after death rituals. Cremation, mummification, what have you. Caitlin Doughty has a knack for making what could be a dry book entertaining mostly with some well-placed one liners that I personally enjoyed, but could see how other people might not. I suppose she felt like she needed to lighten the mood for such a dark (depending on someone’s perspective, I guess) subject.
I’m giving this 3.5 stars because I enjoyed learning about death rituals, but at the same time I recognize that I probably won’t remember anything I just read.
Now, to be clear, this is not about the afterlife or nearing death, but rather after death rituals. Cremation, mummification, what have you. Caitlin Doughty has a knack for making what could be a dry book entertaining mostly with some well-placed one liners that I personally enjoyed, but could see how other people might not. I suppose she felt like she needed to lighten the mood for such a dark (depending on someone’s perspective, I guess) subject.
I’m giving this 3.5 stars because I enjoyed learning about death rituals, but at the same time I recognize that I probably won’t remember anything I just read.