I'm an ICU nurse, I see a lot of death, and I recently lost someone close to me. I read Being Mortal by Atul Gawande and When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, they were beautiful. Ideally I want nonfiction that discusses confronting one's own mortality and maybe our broader culture surrounding death. Poetry, history, medical, etc. More interested in the process of dying than in grief, but open to grief stuff as well.
I also read My Year Of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, although I wasn't a huge fan. I have also read Man's Search For Meaning.
by fermentedinthewomb
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Quran
As Muslims we are conditioned thru our faith to accept , prepare ( spiritually) and find peace in our inevitable death. It is such a beautiful blessing to have that certainty and to strive to focus on why we are here – easily said then done.
The Quran mentions death on every single page and not in a morbid way but a reminder to be not be distracted by this temporary world: prepare for the next
Peace to you
All The Colors Came Out by Kate Fagan
From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
[The Dark Interval](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36959638-the-dark-interval) by Rainer Maria Rilke