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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
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Pop-science is usually seen as surface level science papers with a casual and (sometimes) humorous tone. While I do think Stiff is thought-provoking, insightful, and informative, I wouldn't say its funny. I think some of these chapters were just a little too rough of a read for me to really be able to joke about it on the same level as Mary Roach (lets says the cadavers being tested on firearms chapter was not my favorite). That being said, I think Mary Roach delivers the topic really well to the readers, even if she is prone to random side-quest tangents (aren't we all). She is respectful of the dead or at least to my satisfaction. I will say, having being published in 2003, I think the book is a little dated in some areas. Worth picking up if this topic interests you but don't think I'll be recommending it to a lot of people. Especially if they wanna continue to enjoy chicken noodle soup.
Initially enjoyed the wry humor and deep dive into the different ways that human cadavers have been used for medical practice, experimentation and testing but eventually the constant humor and "tee-hee I'm so weird, aren't I?" commentary got old. And I basically just lost interest in continuing. I could try to power through the last couple hours of the audiobook but I don't want to listen just to finish it when I know I've already tuned out.
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As someone who has a special interest of how humans have dealt with human remains, I have read several books on the topic. This was not my fav, but had some interesting moments.
This is one of the books I picked to stretch myself. It's not something I would just naturally gravitate toward but it caught my interest and I gave it a whirl. I think Mary Roach did a great job of presenting squeamish information and I found it highly informative. I'm glad I read it and plan on reading more of her books.
If you’re into medical novels, anatomy, and corpses, then this is the book for you! Mary Roach has a snarky way about her that is informative without delving (too much) into the emotional side of death. In fact, she’s right, this isn’t about “death & dying.” This book explores the medical and societal treatments of corpses in terms of transplants, experiments, safety, & testing.
Personally, as a former nursing student who actually worked on a cadaver, I enjoyed this journey and hope people will take away a least one thing: Be a donor. You can’t take it with you, but you could save lives.
Personally, as a former nursing student who actually worked on a cadaver, I enjoyed this journey and hope people will take away a least one thing: Be a donor. You can’t take it with you, but you could save lives.
This one was tough to rate, because although it’s incredibly well researched and written, some of the content was frankly horrifying. Most of the information was very interesting but I wish I hadn’t read about the experiments on decapitated heads. I’ll never recover from that imagery. Also, here it is in writing, donate my organs and whatever else is useful to the living. Recycle me