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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
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Although not lunch break reading material, I love this author and found this book incredibly fascinating. I learned a lot, laughed a lot, and have since thought a lot about my own body’s fate in the physical word.
This scratched my inner Morticia's itch beautifully. Several surprises, several laughs for the author has a lovely sense of humour and several feelings richer, I'm very glad I read this. Also advise Spook by the same author!
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What a wonderful book! Yes, the subject is damn fascinating, so it’s got that going for it. But Roach makes this journey through time and the body an absolute delight. More than a few times I found myself chuckling at loud at her wit and insight. Yes, sometimes it made even me a bit squeamish, but I found myself captivated, even with the footnotes, to the very end.
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Informative. Grim. Good. Mary Roach's journalistic style is good, but her subject matter is. Spooky.
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If you like science journalism and aren’t too freaked out by death, you should read (listen) to this. Fortunately I fall into those two categories so this listen of my first Mary Roach book has only endeared her to me and made me want to read more by her.
While I wouldn’t consider myself overly fascinated with death (or more specifically, the use of cadavers), I feel like I learned so much from this book (some of which I’ll take with me and some of which I’m promptly trying to forget). Roach covers a broad spectrum of cadaver-related topics and her curiosity and enthusiasm for understanding each new thing translated so well. I feel like listening to the audiobook only enhances that as there are little quips here and there that I certainly would have missed without the narration.
While I wouldn’t consider myself overly fascinated with death (or more specifically, the use of cadavers), I feel like I learned so much from this book (some of which I’ll take with me and some of which I’m promptly trying to forget). Roach covers a broad spectrum of cadaver-related topics and her curiosity and enthusiasm for understanding each new thing translated so well. I feel like listening to the audiobook only enhances that as there are little quips here and there that I certainly would have missed without the narration.
Very good the second time through.
In her typical style, Mary Roach is very informative on a subject not many people really think about it know exists. While being a very good communicator of information and ideas, she is very witty as well.
The first time I read this I didn't find it very disgusting, but this time I was repulsed at some parts, so I must be more squeamish than I was 5 years ago
In her typical style, Mary Roach is very informative on a subject not many people really think about it know exists. While being a very good communicator of information and ideas, she is very witty as well.
The first time I read this I didn't find it very disgusting, but this time I was repulsed at some parts, so I must be more squeamish than I was 5 years ago
dark
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced