Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
by Caitlin Doughty
A mortician's funny, frank memoir of working in a crematory and what the death industry hides from us, with an argument for facing death directly. Darkly humorous and genuinely informative.
Read it if…
you want to face mortality with humor and facts.
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Skip it if…
you are squeamish; the detail is specific.
Try instead: From Here to Eternity →
Three things you will actually use
- Death avoidance makes death worse.
- The industry profits from distance.
- Facing it frees you.
Do this first
Read it and then write down what you want done with your body.
Our verdict
Funny and frank.
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