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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

bosun_knows's review against another edition

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4.0

Super weird. Very funny.

brynk's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.75

whistler179's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Love, love, love this book. Such an interesting read and for those with a morbid fascination this is a must read. So many amazing things achieved by people’s donations. 

hirvimaki's review against another edition

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4.0

You'd not think that a book about cadavers would be laugh-out-loud funny, but you'd be dead wrong. Roach has an easy, casual style of writing that is perfect for conveying this sometimes-grim information in a upbeat yet still respectful way. I was thoroughly entertained and I learned a lot. What more could you ask from a non-fiction book?

rachlawley's review against another edition

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dark funny informative medium-paced

5.0

I love a good off-beat non-fic! This was so well-written. Very informative while still incredibly entertaining (hilarious at times) and respectful. I learned a ton! I only wonder about the "current" practices from the time of publication (two decades ago) and how much of that information is still valid now. 

monathevampyre's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

mpmassaro89's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

gretalybbert's review against another edition

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4.0

So fascinating!! Read this for book club and am so glad, definitely not a book I would typically pick out and it had it's fair share of ~gross~ details, but it was the perfect balance of educational/researchy and lightheartedness so it wasn't too dense.

wolfbridge's review against another edition

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funny informative medium-paced

4.0

The most lighthearted book you’ll read about cadavers. 

alisonkinkead's review against another edition

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funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.25