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ClareR (6062 KP) rated This Party’s Dead in Books
Feb 28, 2021
This Party’s Dead is a book, unsurprisingly, about death, and whilst it sounds like it’ll be depressing, it’s anything but that. The book follows the author, Erica Buist, as she visits seven death festivals around the world. There is a reason: after her father-in-laws death where he was left in his house for a week before he was found, Erica experiences great anxiety, feeling ill-equipped to deal with the whole idea of death. She suffers with her mental health, so decides that she needs to do something to confront her fears surrounding death. She has lived in Mexico, so has some knowledge of the Day of the Dead, and this leads her to research other death celebrations .
It’s absolutely fascinating: we in the West have a very sanitised attitude towards death, and the cultures and countries that Erica visited couldn’t have been more different. It’s quite a sobering read in places, but there is a healthy dose of humour as well. It’s a really accessible, interesting and engrossing read. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for serialising this, and to Erica Buist for joining in.
It’s absolutely fascinating: we in the West have a very sanitised attitude towards death, and the cultures and countries that Erica visited couldn’t have been more different. It’s quite a sobering read in places, but there is a healthy dose of humour as well. It’s a really accessible, interesting and engrossing read. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for serialising this, and to Erica Buist for joining in.
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Briana J Watson (1 KP) rated From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death in Books
Dec 31, 2017
Studying the Worlds Mortality
In this book, we get a very privileged peek into the death practices of various cultures around the world. In addition to this tour of of the macabre, Caitlin Doughty uses her humor and extensive knowledge of the death industry to relate the rituals to the experiences of Americans. By leading the readers around the world, we are reminded of just how unique and cultural death is and the many different forms grieving can take.
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