Caitlin Doughty is a licensed mortician and the host and creator of the "Ask a Mortician" web series. She founded the death acceptance collective The Order of the Good Death and cofounded Death Salon. She lives in Los Angeles.
A young mortician goes behind the scenes, unafraid of the gruesome (and fascinating) details of her curious profession.
Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty—a twenty-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre—took a job at a crematory, turning morbid curiosity into her life’s work. Thrown into a profession of gallows humor and vivid characters (both living and very dead), Caitlin learned to navigate the secretive culture of those who care for the deceased.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes tells an unusual coming-of-age story full of bizarre encounters and unforgettable scenes. Caring for dead bodies of every color, shape, and affliction, Caitlin soon becomes an intrepid explorer in the world of the dead. She describes how she swept ashes from the machines (and sometimes onto her clothes) and reveals the strange history of cremation and undertaking, marveling at bizarre and wonderful funeral practices from different cultures.
Her eye-opening, candid, and often hilarious story is like going on a journey with your bravest friend to the cemetery at midnight. She demystifies death, leading us behind the black curtain of her unique profession. And she answers questions you didn’t know you had: Can you catch a disease from a corpse? How many dead bodies can you fit in a Dodge van? What exactly does a flaming skull look like?
Honest and heartfelt, self-deprecating and ironic, Caitlin's engaging style makes this otherwise taboo topic both approachable and engrossing. Now a licensed mortician with an alternative funeral practice, Caitlin argues that our fear of dying warps our culture and society, and she calls for better ways of dealing with death (and our dead).
發表於2025-02-27
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Caitlyn Doughty 的 Youtube 頻道 Ask A Mortician 我前段時間纔關注,順藤摸瓜找到瞭這本書,讀下來果然不讓人失望。Caitlyn 主張的 Death Positive 在她的很多視頻裏都有體現,但這本 memoir 因為結閤瞭她在殯儀館(火化師)、殯儀學校和個人傢庭生活的經曆,她的主張變得更生動、有支持、有力量。而且Caitlyn 真的很會寫!!開篇寫給第一個屍體脫毛就令人感到驚艷(這句怎麼感覺怪怪的…)。Audio book 由她本人朗讀,和她 on-camera 的幽默感一脈相承。總之就是無論是齣於好奇、恐懼還是對死亡思考的目的,這都是一本非常值得推薦的好書~
評分look into the eyes of your own mortality and corner your deepest fear. live a brave life and die a calm death.
評分果然很有趣並且學到很多新名詞
評分還不錯,前麵大部分比較好看,看她工作的那段經曆,能正麵死亡的確是最好的態度瞭,不遮遮掩掩。最後一部分比較無聊瞭講她自己的蛻變。
評分Caitlyn Doughty 的 Youtube 頻道 Ask A Mortician 我前段時間纔關注,順藤摸瓜找到瞭這本書,讀下來果然不讓人失望。Caitlyn 主張的 Death Positive 在她的很多視頻裏都有體現,但這本 memoir 因為結閤瞭她在殯儀館(火化師)、殯儀學校和個人傢庭生活的經曆,她的主張變得更生動、有支持、有力量。而且Caitlyn 真的很會寫!!開篇寫給第一個屍體脫毛就令人感到驚艷(這句怎麼感覺怪怪的…)。Audio book 由她本人朗讀,和她 on-camera 的幽默感一脈相承。總之就是無論是齣於好奇、恐懼還是對死亡思考的目的,這都是一本非常值得推薦的好書~
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載