Death Culture and Dying
Books that tackle death and dying.
created by DJWinterJamz
last updated January, 2026
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I love these. Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande, would be a fantastic fit here.
Great suggestion, added!
i don’t know if this would fit, but there’s “somebody is walking on your grave” by mariana enriquez! it’s more so about the history and culture of cemeteries all over the world!
Cool theme! I might have to add some of these to my TBR 😊
The memoir "when breath becomes air" would make a nice addition here, unless I missed it
I think ‘A matter of death and life’ by Irvin Yalom and ‘Notes on Grief’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie are fit for this topic.
Molly Conisbee's No Ordinary Deaths could be a good fit here I think. A book that focuses on the social history of death from the perspective of ordinary people.
