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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: And Other Questions about Dead Bodies

by Caitlin Doughty

Curious questions about what happens after death

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Curious questions about what happens after death

Caitlin Doughty organizes the book around questions about the body after death, drawing on her work as a mortician to explain subjects ranging from ancient Egyptian burial practices and skeletons to insects and pet burial. The format connects everyday curiosities with perspectives from history and the science of the body. An added interview addresses how to discuss death with young people, complementing the book’s focus on questions that can be difficult to raise openly.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers curious about death, burial, and what happens to the body afterward.
  • For readers interested in accessible explanations that connect mortuary topics with history and biology.
  • For adults seeking a resource for conversations about death with young people.

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Death and dyingThe body after deathBurial practicesDiscussing death with young people

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Book overview

Everyone has questions about death. In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers the most intriguing questions she's ever received about what happens to our bodies when we die. In a brisk, informative, and morbidly funny style, Doughty explores everything from ancient Egyptian death rituals and the science of skeletons to flesh-eating insects and the proper depth at which to bury your pet if you want Fluffy to become a mummy. Now featuring an interview with a clinical expert on discussing these issues with young people--the source of some of our most revealing questions about death--Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? confronts our common fear of dying with candid, honest, and hilarious facts about what awaits the body we leave behind.

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