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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematorium by Caitlin Doughty
240 reviews
angorarabbit's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide, Dementia, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Car accident
Graphic descriptions of the process of cremation, embalming, and other funeral practices.anushareflects's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
lilshorty's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death
rstegema's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death
veeples's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Child death, Grief, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident, Dementia, Abortion, Cancer, and Cannibalism
nialystic's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Suicide, Gore, Child death, Body horror, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Fatphobia and Suicidal thoughts
iloponis's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Gore
finnickdeservedbetter's review against another edition
5.0
Themes
• Death positivity and death plans
• The American/western Death industry
• Confronting the fear of death
• Death practices
My Thoughts:
Baby's (23yo's) first memior!
I was already familiar with Caitlin prior to reading this. Both through her YouTube videos and having read her other two novels.
Favourite Quote:
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Minor: Medical content, Blood, Miscarriage, and Death of parent
burningbeaker's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Suicide, Child death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Death
harrimyers's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Blood, Cancer, Terminal illness, Child death, and Dementia
Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Fatphobia
Minor: Cultural appropriation and Colonisation