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A delightfully macabre and surprisingly cheerful exploration of the messy, fascinating realities of what happens to our bodies after we die. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?.
- curious
- lighthearted
- reassuring
- macabre
- 01
From Here to Eternity
Caitlin Doughty
A darkly funny, deeply respectful global tour of how we care for our dead that leaves you feeling surprisingly comforted about your own mortality.
- 02
Smoke gets in your eyes
Caitlin Doughty
A morbidly funny, unflinchingly honest peek behind the curtain of the modern death industry that somehow leaves you feeling more alive.
- 03
The Body
Bill Bryson
A witty, awe-inspiring guided tour through the miraculous, squishy, and often bizarre machinery of your own existence.
- 04
Gulp
Mary Roach
A hilarious, unapologetically gross, and deeply fascinating joyride through the hidden mechanics of the human body.
- 05
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
Katie Mack
A cheerful, mind-bending tour through the ultimate demise of the cosmos that leaves you feeling surprisingly uplifted.
- 06
Stiff
Mary Roach
A delightfully morbid, laugh-out-loud funny exploration of the bizarre and noble things our bodies do after we die.
- 07
Secondhand Souls
Christopher Moore
A hilariously macabre romp through San Francisco where the afterlife is just another bureaucratic nightmare managed by lovable misfits.
- 08
Cannibalism
Bill Schutt
A witty, eye-opening romp through the animal kingdom and human history that turns a profound taboo into a fascinating biological puzzle.
- 09
Lifespan
Matthew D. LaPlante
A visionary and scientifically grounded exploration that reframes the inevitability of aging into a solvable biological puzzle.
- 10
Because Internet
Gretchen McCulloch
A joyful, validating deep dive into the hidden grammar and vibrant evolution of our digital lives.
- 11
How not to die
Jan Garavaglia · 2008
A morbidly fascinating, tough-love guide to staying alive, delivered straight from the autopsy table.
- 12
How To
Randall Munroe
A delightfully overcomplicated manual that uses extreme, apocalyptic physics to solve the most mundane of daily problems.
