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Book SynopsisA young mortician goes behind the scenes, unafraid of the gruesome (and fascinating) details of her curious profession.
Trade Review"[Doughty’s] sincere, hilarious, and perhaps life-altering memoir is a must-read for anyone who plans on dying." -- Katharine Fronk - Booklist, Starred review
"Caitlin Doughty is best known for her YouTube series
Ask a Mortician, and she brings the same charisma and drollery to her essay collection
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. Think Sloane Crosley meets
Six Feet Under." -- Kevin Nguyen - Grantland
"Entertaining and thought-provoking." -- Julia Jenkins - Shelf Awareness
"Demonically funny dispatches." -- O Magazine
"Morbid and illuminating." -- Entertainment Weekly
"A book as graphic and morbid as this one could easily suck its readers into a bout of sorrow, but Doughty—a trustworthy tour guide through the repulsive and wondrous world of death—keeps us laughing." -- Rachel Lubitz - Washington Post
"Doughty reels you in with wonderful anecdotes about her work. Intermixed with the humor is a love of life that will make you reconsider how our culture treats the dead." -- San Francisco Chronicle
