Reviews

Unter der Haut: Eine literarische Reise durch unseren Körper by Daljit Nagra, William Fiennes, Kayo Chingonyi, Abi Curtis, Ned Beauman, Philip Kerr, Annie Freud, Naomi Alderman, Patrick McGuinness, Mark Ravenhill, Imtiaz Dharker, Chibundu Onuzo, Christina Patterson, A.L. Kennedy, Thomas Lynch

dthompson's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Very inconsistent, some essays I loved some I hated

babyitsallright's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.5

adamdm's review against another edition

4.0

I loved this! It's various people each writing on a different part of the body, touching on the science but more focused on the cultural and symbolic significance behind them! Super interesting and a lot to think about :)

shelbycat's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.0

sylviehelen's review against another edition

4.0

I loved this book! It's exactly my kind of book; a bit factual, a bit personal essay, a bit cultural-perception. I have a fascination with the human body and how we interact with it socially and culturally and this was just great.
It would have been five star but the 'Womb' essay was a bit of a disappointment. The rest of the essays all explored a personal relationship with the body part in question, which is what I found fascinating, but this one was written by a man who mainly seemed to discuss the tragedy of miscarriage, and as the last essay in the book it meant I ended on a bit of a sour note.
All in all I loved this and it was a great little book to start the year off with.

raehink's review against another edition

4.0

Essays. Writers. Body parts. Wellcome. Bizarre.