It's official! I've read all of the books Caitlin Doughty's written so far! And like the others, I loved this one! I love her YouTube channel, though, so that's kind of a given. These books all read like longform essays strung together. More a podcast than a book, and honestly? I'm about it, especially considering her subjects are so interesting. I knew of the existence of the catacombs in Mexico (Thanks, Ray Bradbury!), but I'd never heard of the angelitos, or the high-tech columbarium in Japan, or any of these other traditions! Fascinating stuff! And she manages to do it without getting bogged down in the grimness of death, which, being a horror reader, I run into a lot. Here's hoping she's working on a new book soon!