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

by Caitlin Doughty

Sometimes death can be violent, sudden, and unbearably sad. But it’s also reality, and reality doesn’t change just because you don’t like it.

When a body purges, it may make a creepy whooshing sound. Worry not, this isn’t the horrible ghost wails of the dead, it’s . . . bacteria farts.

It is my sincere belief that you are never too young to ask the hard questions about cannibalism.