Review by haileyhardcover - Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: And Other Questions about Dead Bodies

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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: And Other Questions about Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty

5.0

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

Kids ask the darndest questions! In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, Caitlin Doughty answers this and other questions frequently asked to her by the world’s most curious little deathlings.

What would happen to an astronaut body in space? Will I poop when I die? What would happen if you died on a plane? (You’re not going to like the answer to that one!) We eat dead chickens, why not dead people? Can we give grandma a Viking funeral? These and more are all answered by Caitlin in an easy to understand way. This book is definitely written for adults, but even kids could understand most of her responses. Caitlin writes like she speaks and, while not everyone can get away with that, Caitlin does it perfectly. Reading her books feels like she’s sitting there with you, telling you stories and answering all of your questions about death, decay, and the death industry.

You’ll laugh, you’ll get grossed out, and you’ll learn a lot!

I grew up with a very death-positive mom who instilled in me an acceptance of and fascination with death from a young age. I even went to beauty school with the hopes of doing hair and makeup for the deceased (a la Jamie Lee Curtis in My Girl) before learning that cosmetology school isn’t necessary for that and, also, most morticians do that work themselves… whoops. Naturally, I’ve been a fan of Caitlin Doughty and her Ask A Mortician channel on YouTube for years. I read one of her earlier books, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes a few years ago and it, too, was fantastic. I highly recommend her books and her YouTube videos!

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