From Here to Eternity

Structure: ★★★★★ Prose: ★★★★ Pacing: ★★★★★ Intrigue: ★★★★★ Logic: ★★★★★ Enjoyment: ★★★★★Overall Rating: ★★★★★A selection of adventures from Caitlin Doughty's optimistically death-filled life.I've been a longtime fan of Doughty's online videos and I really enjoyed her “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” memoire I read a couple of years ago. Caitlin is a trailblazer in death-positive education, creating informative and hilarious videos on her YouTube channel about the funeral industry, cultural death practices and macabre stories like her series on “Famous Corpses”. From Here to Eternity deep dives into Doughty's experiences with people around the world who practice ancient and modern death rituals that challenge social norms. I love her prose, and she has such an authentic voice in her memoires.In conclusion, I will eat up anything Caitlin Doughty writes. She is singlehandedly teaching the world that death doesn't have to mean caskets or cremation, and is fighting to give people the power to choose their version of ‘the good death'.