the_lirazel reviewed From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty
Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty embarks on a global …
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3.5 stars
What's here is really good, but the book is awfully short, resulting in it feeling slighter than it needs to. I really think it would have benefited from more fleshing out and a greater variety of cultures highlighted. I like Doughty's chatty style and the cultural peculiarities she explores, though my favorite aspect of the book is her insights into the stupidity of the American way of death (I couldn't help wondering what Jessica Mitford would have to say about all this).