From
the inside flap
“Every
day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death.
The best questions come from kids. 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?
“In Will
My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, Doughty blends her mortician’s knowledge of the
body and the intriguing history behind common misperceptions about corpses to
offer factual, hilarious, and candid answers to thirty-five distinctive questions
posed by her youngest fans. . .Doughty details lore and science of what happens
to, and inside, our bodies after we die. Why do corpses groan? What causes
bodies to turn colors during decomposition? And why do hair and nails appear
longer after death? Readers will learn the best soil for mummifying your body,
whether you can preserve your best friend’s skull as a keepsake, and what
happens when you die on a plane.”
Review
Cat is an
entertaining, humorous, succinct and informative read, one worth owning─and
rereading in a refresh-your-memory way. If you are looking for a relatively
light take on a typically heavy subject, this is a book you should make time for.
Highly recommended, this.
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