Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Showing up for the Dead: A review of "From Here to Eternity"

The publisher, W.W. Norton & Company, provided me with a free, advanced copy of this book for
Now that's a good cover!
review
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Caitlin Doughty is one of those writers (one of those people in general) who in my eyes can do no wrong. I am a Caitlin Doughty fangirl. Telling people you are a fan of an author is a sentiment easier to convey rather than exclaiming: "I'm a big fan of books about death and dying!" Let me tell you: admissions like that don't often land well in conversation.

Other admissions that don't sit well:
Acquaintance: "Hey, what are you reading and giggling about over there at the lunch table?"
Me: "A research facility in North Carolina that is composting donor bodies."

*crickets*