Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions about Dead Bodies
Ratings47
Average rating4.2
Learned a lot, but the narration (from the author itself) was annoying at times, too childish. Came to find it more bearable as the book progressed, but here and there the big ol' cringe would hit you once again, usually at the end of the chapter
A fun and informative read. The author was also the narrator for my copy so you get to hear how she would have given her response in person.
Was on my TBR since a year! (If I remember it correctly)
Is totally worth the wait. The author as a mortician, answers questions asked by little kids about death. Except for a few questions, they could have been asked by an adult too, out of genuine curiosity.
Pleasantly surprised at how funny the book was!
It felt like a long episode of Ask A Mortician, which is exactly what I was hoping for. While most of the information in this book wasn't exactly new to me (neither will it be to most people who are interested in the topic or who are regular Ask A Mortician watchers) Caitlin's brand of awkward humor is always a hit with me and I would recommend it any time!
ezt kellene kötelező olvasmánnyá tenni az iskolákban, hát mi értelme, hogy alig tudunk valamit a halálról és a vele járó dolgokról? kicsit nevetséges, hogy gyerekek kérdéseire válaszol, de állítom, hogy a felnőttek többsége sem tudja a választ sok mindenre. szórakoztató a stílusa (egyszer rendesen röfögve felnyihogtam, miközben a macskával voltam kint a kertben) és nagyon tetszettek az illusztrációk is.
This was a strangely relaxing read about a topic that's not often brought up in casual spaces. Doughty approaches the topic of death in a humorous, yet educational manner. The book is divided into thirty-ish bite-sized sections that can be read (or listened to) at your own pace. Doughty does not overload the reader with tons of information. Instead, she eases readers into anecdotes or aptly-timed jokes before displaying the truths, myths, and falsehoods around death and dead bodies. The audiobook is just as good, and being narrated by Doughty herself, you feel like you're chatting with a quirky friend who also just happens to be a mortician.
While the book is a good way to break the ice around talking about death, there are some sections in the book that, in my opinion, don't stick out as well as other chapters. For example, there is a chapter on Viking deaths that, while interesting from a historical standpoint, feel like it'd appeal to a handful of readers. The chapter itself isn't bad, but it's such a specific topic for a specific reader. I suppose I expected a more general approach throughout the book, but that may just be me.
I do recommend this book to anyone who's interested in death, processes for morticians, funeral homes, the transformation of the body after death, etc. The topic may be touchy for some and weird to others, but it is one of the few things that connects all of humanity. And who knows, you may come away from it being just a little bit more comfortable with death.
