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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
3.5 stars
Took me 3-4 years but I finally finished it. A few really interesting chapters.
Took me 3-4 years but I finally finished it. A few really interesting chapters.
dark
funny
informative
medium-paced
Very informative, but humorous. The book was very interesting and made me think about cadavers like I have never thought of them before.
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The author's got an excellent sense of humor too, enjoyed this book very much.
The author's got an excellent sense of humor too, enjoyed this book very much.
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
Intensely interesting, in that I didn't want to stop reading even when it was so gross it made me feel sick. Definitely making me reconsider some of my preconceived notions about death and what I want done with my body after death. Might be willing my body to science now.
I enjoyed parts of this book. She lost me at the gross animal experimentation part of the book. I tried skipping to the next chapter, but found I just wasn’t into it anymore. it’s just a bit too light on the science for my taste. Not a recrimination of the author, just a preference.
This wasn’t bad, but I do prefer Caitlin Doughty’s books which are similar but don’t drag like this one does.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Excrement
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