Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? is morbidly funny and frank, lighthearted and informative… delight for all and a must for adults who might fall victim to a barrage of childhood questions. Her investigations of ritual, custom, law and science are thorough, and she doesn't shy from naming the parts of Grandma's body that might leak after she is gone.-Julia Kastner, Shelf Awareness She blends humor with respect for the dead. delightful mixture of science and humor.-Library Journalĭoughty's answers are as delightful and distinctive as the questions. With every ounce of straight-talking spunk one could muster for this topic, Doughty delivers a surprisingly heart-warming read.-Christy Lynch, BookPage provides answers to questions both humorous and moving, bringing tiny and full-sized mortals alike to a greater comfort with and understanding of the one transition that will happen to us all.-Anna Spydell, BookPage Not only does she manage to make it extremely informative, throughout she includes her comments with sometimes profound thoughts, real humor and a significant dose of brilliant wit.-Pamela Kramer, BookReporter There's serious science here, but also cultural lessons in death and dying, a little history, and a touch of gruesomeness wrapped in that shroud of sharp, witty humor.-Terri Schlichenmeyer, Philadelphia Tribuneĭoughty's writing is unusually conversational in tone for a book with subjects that can be considered taboo. Very one of Doughty's answers serves as a charming guide into something we take enormous pains to avoid.-B. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? is funny, dark, and at times stunningly existential, revealing not only how little we understand about death, but also how much kids can handle. She reads it out loud to me while we giggle.-Kari Byron, author of Crash Test Girl and former host of Mythbusters ![]() ![]() ![]() Beautifully illustrated by Dianné Ruz, Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? is "a charming guide into something we take enormous pains to avoid" ( Paste). This edition features an interview with a psychologist on how to talk about death and new and never-before-answered questions from readers. In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Doughty blends history, science, and anthropology to offer candid, hilarious answers to urgent questions about what will happen (to our bodies) after we die. What would happen to an astronaut's body if it were pushed out of a space shuttle? Do people poop when they die? Can grandma have a Viking funeral? The New York Times bestseller that explores the "funny, dark, and at times stunningly existential" ( Guardian) world of what happens when we die.Įvery day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death.
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