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

challenging dark emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Themes

• Death and mortality
• 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:

“Through the thick fog, I coyld barely make out a sign above the road: cemetery, 1 mile. I strode up the hill, walking straight down the center of the road with big, bild steps—bigger and bolder than my cardiovascular health should have allowed for."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent