I did not like this one as much as the last book I read by her, but it was still enjoyable and very interesting to see how death and dead bodies are treated in different cultures around the world. There was a good variety of different customs that the author explored too, which I assume was done on purpose since there is no reason to dive to deep into the American culture of burial and crematory services when her last book covered most of that. I found it interesting that some cultures actually keep the bodies with them for years and just leave them be. I would have expected that to become a sanitation problem, but if the climate allows for it then it seems to be an effective means of mummification that is much cheaper than anything offered in the US. The same goes for the mass cremation grave, which I enjoyed and believe is a good way to save space but allow for a memorial for people to visit still. I will be reading more by this author.