Welcome to Litsy!

Also, finished listening to this today. Also excellent; changed my perception of the funeral industry and made me think about how much we are disconnected from and in denial of death as a natural, inevitable process.

A porch and a book.

#destroy #quotsyjune19 @TK-421

What an amazing and engaging story! I love having a peek into the death industry and learning more about it. I agree with the author that we as a whole have moved further and further away from death and fear it all the more because. I will be recommending this to everyone I know!

I'm cracking up over my morning coffee. I think this is one of the first memoirs I've read that's written by someone who clearly grew up in the 90s. There was also a reference to Puppy Surprise that was excellent.

You've done it again, Get Booked podcast! 4/5 of this TBR stack are nonfiction picks from the latest episode... I never browse in the nonfiction section, but I trust Amanda and Jenn to recommend some gems.

Well this was thought provoking. An investigation of the industry which has arisen around death by a practising mortician with many frank tales of her experiences. A impassioned plea for us as individuals to engage more with death, to become more aware of deaths inevitability, to plan for our passing and how we wish to our bodies to be treat on our death and participate more in the ceremonies associated with the passing of friends and relatives.

I really enjoyed this look into the death industry. My favorite was the way her experiences shifted her opinions on what death should look like in the US. I may not agree with all of her assertions, but I think she's onto something with the changes she advocates for.

4 ⭐
I really enjoyed this. I liked her blunt, no-frills discussion of death and bodies. I relate to that; I don't care what happens to my body after I die, I'm very keen on organ donation and I'd like to contribute to science in whatever way. But that's not for everyone, so exercise caution before jumping in.

Something that did annoy me was that I thought it got a little bit preachy towards the end. It went from 'funny' to 'agenda driven'.

Only 15 minutes into this audiobook and I‘m already certain I‘m going to love it.

Finished this book yesterday. 💖 loved it

The previous owner of our home was in the monuments business (making headstones) and repurposed a lot of raw marble for his porch, countertops, and fireplaces, so I felt this was a fitting backdrop for this memoir turned manifesto for death positivity! I found this funny, bold, thoughtful, and hard to put down even through the uncomfortably descriptive parts! Overall a fascinating and important introduction to the business of death in America.💀

1. My daughter and I.
2. Tagged book. Not done yet, but I'm really enjoying it.
3. I will be working
4. Cloudy with a high in the low 80's
5. I'm more of a fly by the seat of my pants dinner person. Maybe baked potatoes? Maybe spaghetti? Maybe rice and veggies? 🤷

#friyayintro @howjessreads

Very interesting story of experience in the mortuary business. Lots to think about.

What a lovely collection of writings about a at times morbid job. There are some descriptions in here that I would not recommend if you‘re weak stomached. But overall I read this quickly and wish I had more stories! It‘s an interesting look at death and how we think about it in our society and I have learned more than a thing or two from it. Looking forward to more of her work. She was right,Norse Mythology is the most metal 🤘🏻

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐! This is a difficult topic, but one that we will all have to grapple with throughout our lives. Doughty doesn't shy away from presenting the realities of death, but for me she struck a perfect balance to be honest without becoming gruesome, and she always felt respectful towards the people, alive and dead, she presents in her stories.

#nonfiction2019 update: this is the perfect category for this book, although it's not really a death, just Death.

This quote may be about cannibalism but it applies to basically anything.

An exploration of death and the unveiling of life beyond the doors of a crematorium. Caitlin Doughty, a real life mortician respectfully approaches difficult subjects with grace and humour and pushes away some of the barriers that separate us from our own mortality.

The author has a channel i recommend checking out if the book sounds like your kind of thing, just search 'ask a mortician' on youtube!

Day 18 #awkwardreads
#LiteraryLuck @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

Recommended if you loved the HBO series, Six Feet Under, and/or you are curious about what goes on behind the scenes in the death industry nowadays and/or you think death has become too hidden or sanitized in the modern world.

#LitsyAtoZ 5/26

A book about death for my Prime Reading pick?? This was so well-written, straight-shooting and, dare I say, funny.

Having lost my mom almost 5 years ago, I had to go through stuff that I really hadn't spent much time thinking about. This book brings much of that to light. I found it both informative and entertaining.

Starting this new read tonight as @trioxin_sematary and my little munchkin Emma watch Toy story 🚀

I've been dying to read this book 😂🤓

#currentread

Basement bookseller Destiny recommends Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty. 💀🖤 “Caitlin explains the funeral industry & her experience as a mortician humorously & honestly. She talks about how death has become more sterile & more hastily put away, & since we don‘t talk about it, a lot of the time we aren‘t prepared to manage after-life affairs. She encourages us to think about death because it makes us appreciate life a bit more.” 🖤

Grab up this book if you want a frank discussion of the decisions family members must make when a loved one dies. Or if you‘d like some history about how funeral and mortuary services evolved in America. It‘s a plus if you‘ve been told you have a morbid sense of humor. Because the author does!

Full review www.TheBibliophage.com
#thebibliophage2019 #readingwomenchallenge #womaninscience #thatsmortuaryscience
#nonfiction2019 #madeyoulaugh

#LitsyWalkers @kaye

This is the 2nd book by this author I‘ve read, and they were both hits. Very frank and respectful, while also entertaining. Really makes you think about our North American traditions surrounding death. 4/5💀s

I took a walk to finish up this audiobook on Thursday, but my phone died so I finished on the way to work Friday. This statue was in a clock repair shop window-the most interesting thing I saw on my walk.

Headed into this one next. So far, it‘s pretty interesting.

#ListyWalkers @kaye Didn‘t get a chance for my walk until dark, so I walked a well lit and populated route. I walked in the dark listening to NF about dead bodies. Didn‘t go far. BTW, the LFL had zilch😐.

Excited for this one! #MortuaryStudent

Book 1 of 2019. Really excited to read this one since I read her most recent one (From Here to Eternity) and loved it. Even might‘ve pushed me to look into mortuary school 💀

1. I had to cheat a little to get a cute Chow Chow meme. (When life gives you lemons you give up and take a nap)
2. My Yeti coffee cup, because I needed another cup this afternoon.
3. Nonfiction/memoir.
4. The last time I ate at a Sonic, but it‘s been a while!
5. Noooooo. I‘ve only done it once and even as tipsy as I was, it was so embarrassing! 🙈

#humpdaypost

I picked absolutely the worst time to read this book, I think. I‘m liking it, but since I started reading it there have been two deaths in my life and it‘s hitting a little close to home. Anyways, I‘ll try to finish it this week to send it out for #lmpbc . @Trashcanman @bookcollecter @jb72 #groupn
And speaking of #lmpbc, I haven‘t gotten my book back from my last round, @Julie548 is it headed back to me soon? #groupo

Hilarious, moving and informative! I‘m a fan of her to begin with and her book was just as good as her YouTube channel. :)

Whew, I just started my #lmpbc #groupn pick and after just reading Stiff...I may be more morbid than I thought I was. It‘s nice to be able to laugh about death, though. Hopefully my group members will agree! How are y‘all doing on your picks? @jb72 @Trashcanman @bookcollecter

DAY 4: For #BurningBride, I‘m going with the “corpse is on fire” lyric. This book opened my eyes to how messed up and money-hungry the US funeral industry is. And it solidified my desire to be cremated. 🔥

#NoFemmeber

📷: Caitlin Doughty

October was a very light reading month for me for some reason: 3 📚, 2 🎧. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes was probably my favorite this month, followed by the Merry Spinster. #monthlystats #octoberwrapup

Diner reading.

Today‘s my birthday and I‘m mostly hanging out in cemeteries.

#rva

Starting up... Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory.

I think about death ...a lot. Maybe it‘s a product of not feeling like I‘m living fully or something, I don‘t know, but it really is a terrible preoccupation. I like to read this kind of stuff to demystify it though. It helps.

#theorderofthegooddeath #thegooddeath

Ask A Mortician is my favorite YouTube channel and this did not disappoint!

I really enjoyed this book so much! It was delightful (morbidly, I suppose) in a way that very much reminded me of Stiff by Mary Roach. I almost went to mortuary school after high school, so this book was extra satisfying for me in a way that felt like a glimpse down a path not chosen. I would definitely read more by Caitlin Doughty and am interested in checking out her projects.

I have an updated, massive stack for #screamathon featuring mostly women as well as a few LGBTQA titles!

I won‘t get through all of these but I‘m definitely going to give it a good try.

#horror #spoopy #halloween #october

@4thhouseontheleft

A brilliant and worthy book. (Darkly) funny, moving and truly revelatory Doughty confronts death and our attitudes as she tells the story of her career in the death business. Death has always terrified me and many of her stories really hit home. I'm not saying she had all the answers (and nor is she) but her questions need asking and the misconceptions about death, some perpetrated by the industry, are horrifying and damaging.

#agameoffavorites

Caitlin Doughty!! A mortician/author/death-positive activist, her books are informative, well-researched, and fun to read :)

I absolutely loved this book. I worked in the funeral industry and she definitely doesn‘t hold back! Very good read and not so gruesome as some would think.

Went to the indie bookstores in Manzanita and Cannon Beach, OR. I love the PNW.

I‘ve been meaning to read this since it was published and it did not disappoint! It proves that a book about death can be delightful. Doughty shares her experiences in the death industry in an interesting and entertaining way. A great read.

#dogsofLitsy #Bindi

I‘m just getting started on this one…and here‘s a gratuitous puppy belly picture, as requested by @cathysaid

#dogsofLitsy #Bindi

This is a well-written and fascinating, and also funny book. Yes, it's about death, but the author's humour and attitude keep it from becoming sad or depressing. It's a memoir of the author's experiences working at crematoriums and funeral homes, and as student studying mortuary science. It is also interspersed with interesting information on different cultures' views of death and their associated rituals.