This book is more like a text book, and is full of information. I did not read it cover to cover, but selected parts to read that I thought would help me understand death and grieving. I recently lost a loved one. This book helped me gather information, to help myself. It's a good book for anyone that is grieving over a lost love.

Read for psychology class, so I won't leave a star rating. Overall, good and informative textbook.

Great textbook. Actually enjoyed reading this one.

Assigned reading for thanatology class. A decent read. :)

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Absolutely adored this book, and extremely positive response from students. I used it for a Death, Grief, & Dying course. It also served as my first introduction to the field, so I appreciated its straightforwardness and thoughtful, reflective prose. It discusses theory and research, practical application useful for students and workers in human services, and sprinkles poetry and examples grounding discussions throughout. I taught every chapter, and the instructor resources are AWESOME, the best I've ever seen.

Read this for my Psychology of Death and Dying class and really enjoyed. One of the most interesting textbooks I've had to read in a long time. Definitely recommend this class to anyone, or just read the book.

Had to read it for a class, but it was a decent read.

This book was an incredibly informative read. The subject of death can be a difficult one to study, and there were definitely parts during the book that I was feeling uncomfortable. Yet, to explore something so human was fascinating. We will all face death at some point, or someone in our life will, this book made me feel more prepared to handle these situations. In addition to that, as the book explores death and the understanding of death from different cultural views, it gives very rich insight as to what the meaning of life and death may be to those who are not from the same cultural group as we are.

The book is very thorough covering many if not all aspects of death from the cultural, to the legal, to the scientific to the spiritual. It is not an "easy" read in that it is organized as a textbook and so there are a lot of interruptions (images, boxes with information, graphs). I found that a bit challenging but it was still a fantastic read.

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The text for a sociology class I took on Death and Dying. Often difficult to read, due to the subject matter, but very useful for healthcare workers and others interested in end-of-life issues.

I feel very indifferent. It was definitely thorough, and maybe too much so. An interesting read if you want every detail of death in society spelled out. If you are looking for a more philosophical book or a text that challenges you to think critically, I would pass. I ended up skimming a lot because the major concepts were bogged down in lots of explanation.