Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fascinating insights on cremation, death, and dying. Doughty also delves into our American (Western?) aversion to the dead body and how we used to watch over it as part of the mourning process. Now it's whisked away and embalmed or cremated as soon as death arrives.

Cover Distraction Rating: "Lessons from the Crematory" will guarantee that no one will speak to you. Uninterrupted reading.

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