Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach

305 pages first pub 2003 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history science dark funny informative medium-paced
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Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers—some willingly, some unwittingly—have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. I...

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informative 95%
funny 67%
dark 44%
reflective 27%
lighthearted 15%
challenging 12%
adventurous 8%
emotional 5%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
sad 1%

Pace

medium 67%
fast 20%
slow 12%

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