Smoke Gets in Your Eyes : And Other Lessons from the Crematory (Paperback)

from herschelian

Not for the squeamish, this book tells it like it is about the way the Western world (mainly the USA) approaches dealing with death and burials. It is now big business. Written in a sprightly tone Caitlin Doughty made me actually laugh several times when discribing situations that should have had...

from GennaC

"Death might appear to destroy the meaning in our lives, but in fact it is the very source of our creativity. As Kafka said, 'The meaning of life is that it ends.' Death is the engine that keeps us running, giving us the motivation to achieve, learn, love, and create." This is easily the most mo...

from susandennis

This was a really interesting read mostly about how we deal with our dead here in the United States as seen from a woman who worked in various parts of the death industry. It's very thoughtful and informative about the ins and outs of cremation and embalming and how she dealt with learning and wo...

from Juva

Ever since she was a child, Caitlin has been obsessed with death. Whether dealing with obsessive-compulsive behaviors to prevent the unexpected demise of friends and loved ones, or her college major in Medieval history, it always seems to come back to bodies. It's therefore surprising to no one w...

from vlcraven

I have long been a fan of Caitlin Doughty's YouTube channel Ask a Mortician and website The Order of the Good Death so was gleeful upon learning she had written a memoir about her early years as a crematory assistant, mortuary school student and beginning to work in the death industry after gradu...