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cdubiel's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
I loved this book! One of my coworkers recommended it to me on audio. The reader was great, and the book itself was so fascinating. Be prepared to learn about a lot of gross stuff (bugs, ear wax, poop, etc.) I was also interested in the true crime chapters, and I got some ideas for murder mystery twists (although that kind of thing is certainly stranger than fiction!)
boyishkid's review against another edition
5.0
ahhhhh!!!! i love gross non-fiction about bodies and bugs and blood and guts. this one was so good and iโm psyched for her new release later this year.
superwritermom's review
Well, this scratched my Mary Roach itch. Lots of fascinating info here, and it's in shorter sections that worked well for listening while I was working out. A few things managed to make me squeamish--and that's hard to do.
islandkate's review
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Exactly as promised. Gross stories about gross stuff. I listened to a lot of it with my 12 year old and she was just as fascinated and grossed out as me. A delight.
leweylibrary's review
challenging
dark
funny
informative
medium-paced
5.0
This book was so much morbid and interesting fun ๐
I learned so much, and Blaine is already so sick of me spouting off random, weird facts about everything from fatbergs to maggot farms and from head transplants to poop. The intro says how you can read it all in order or just read a bit here and there which is super true, but man is it fun reading them back to back in order precisely because they're so random ๐
Highly recommend for those who aren't squeamish.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Gore, Excrement, and Death
Moderate: Murder
jaywithwhiskey's review against another edition
5.0
This made it to one of my top favourite books ever. I feel like this was actually written for me. It was everything I wanted the "What If" book series to be. It was gross and unbearable at times but that's what made it great. I learned so much from this book and things that blew my mind! I didn't want the book to end. I adore it so much.
amalia_tealeaf's review
informative
medium-paced
3.5
Honestly kinda gross and not just gory but I still liked it and found it interesting. Just maybe donโt listen during dinner