Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory (Book Review)

Book Review: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory is an entertaining and at times thoughtful book about one of the most tucked-away but necessary jobs in the funeral industry: The Crematory Operator.

Written by Caitlin Doughty, who worked as a crematory operator and is now an “alternative” funeral director, author, and YouTube personality, the theme of the book is not really cremation or funerals or gory details, though it definitely includes that.

The main theme is death itself. Specifically, how our culture interacts with death (or tries to avoid it), and what things might be like if we looked death – in all of its messiness – straight in the face.

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19 of the Most Bizarre Funeral Pics You’ll Ever See

Strange Funeral Photos

Funerals, cemeteries, and funeral homes are just plain weird.

Really, anything having to do with death is bizarre. When there is a death, there’s sadness, humor, peace, bitterness, pragmatism, expensive fees, cheapskates, tradition, alternative contemplation, memories, and individuality.

As unique as each person is, so is their death. And as unique as each person’s family is, so is their funeral. Here are some bizarre funeral pics we’ve discovered in our time in the funeral industry.

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