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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
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This book was hilarious. The content was interesting but at times was a little graphic but her writing style is very tongue in cheek and comical.
100 pages about corpses could’ve held my attention, but 300 pages did not.
Stiff has been on my TBR for a while, and I’m glad I finally got to it. It was eye-opening in a way I didn’t expect. I’ve always been a big believer in organ donation, if I die and someone can use a part of me to live, that’s an easy yes.
Donating your body to science, though? That’s a whole other conversation. This book really highlights how little control you have over what “to science” actually means. It’s not glamorous, and parts of it are uncomfortable, but that’s kind of the point.
Nothing in the writing totally blew me away, but it definitely made me think more about what happens to the body after death. Worth the read for that alone.
Donating your body to science, though? That’s a whole other conversation. This book really highlights how little control you have over what “to science” actually means. It’s not glamorous, and parts of it are uncomfortable, but that’s kind of the point.
Nothing in the writing totally blew me away, but it definitely made me think more about what happens to the body after death. Worth the read for that alone.
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I can’t remember where I heard about this book, but I remember it having great reviews. Despite the strange topic, I decided to give it a try. After finishing it, I still think it’s a strange topic, albeit written in a surprisingly witty and entertaining way. I still can’t get over the often disturbing and gruesome descriptions included in the book, and I’m convinced a lot of the content is fabricated or at the very least, the more mundane content was omitted.
Highly interesting, also highly gross. It wasn't nearly as unsettling as I expected it to be (though some of the experiments mentioned did cause a kind of existential horror) and it was informative. I don't have any better ideas as to what I want done with me after I die, aside from the obvious organ donation if it's possible. I'm hoping finishing this book will take me away from the morbid streak I've been on lately. So, Bonk will be the next book I read from Mary Roach. It's all about the most life-affirming activity there is!!
dark
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medium-paced