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hpbanana's review against another edition
funny
informative
slow-paced
4.25
I really enjoyed this one, I definitely learned a lot about the human body. Mostly random facts I’ll end up spouting at some point but I’m here for it. Bryson walks you through the body starting in the brain, working through the body and its processes and eventually death. He explained different discoveries about parts of the body and in different areas of medicine and kept it entertaining with a variety of anecdotes; most comical in nature but ranged from inspiring to downright horrific. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a better understanding of the human body as a whole but not looking to read a dry, long winded medical article.
I will say I didn’t like his use of the term “Western world” (which he used frequently) as I felt it often implied some sense of superiority to industrialized wealthy nations over less industrialized, less wealthy nations.
I will say I didn’t like his use of the term “Western world” (which he used frequently) as I felt it often implied some sense of superiority to industrialized wealthy nations over less industrialized, less wealthy nations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia, Medical trauma, Medical content, Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cancer, and Death
katrinarose's review
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Interesting but nothing mindblowing. A nice systematic review of the body and its functions for someone who doesn’t know anything on the topic, with some fun historical context of various discoveries sprinkled in. My favorite (although most depressing) part was probably when the author discussed statistics for how bad healthcare in America is and compared to various other countries.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Fatphobia, Dementia, Cancer, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, and Death
voldycat's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Medical content
Moderate: Terminal illness and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Suicide and Child death
gemstonejasper's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
My coworkers have started to hate this book because I came in everyday after reading a bit of it with fun (and not so fun) facts about the body. But regardless of what they think, I really enjoyed the book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Dementia, and Death
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