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The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An intimate journey across our surface by Monty Lyman
4.0
How I read this: Free ebook copy received through NetGalley
The Remarkable Life of the Skin is all full of trivia, as well as explanations on processes and parts of the skin, so it’s hard to give you an exact rundown of everything. But there was some very interesting information on suntan, aging and sun protection. Let me just tell you that this book shattered some myths for me.
But we don’t just learn trivia from The Remarkable Life of the Skin. It shows you the truly magical world of how we’re built. I don’t know if you’ve ever felt this, but whenever I read medical nonfiction it always baffles me how we are made up. How could we ever come into existence? We are so complicated! (And that goes for the rest of living organisms, to be honest, not just us.)
The book also stresses the connection between mental health and skin health, and it's not just about the science of our skin - it's also about it's social, interpersonal meaning and they way it shapes who we feel we are.
Other than that, The Remarkable Life of the Skin is remarkably easy to read. Medical terminology is used at a minimum, and everything is presented in easy to understand similes or examples. I really found it super easy, and even quick to read. It’s very accessible.
Here is a longer review if you wish to learn more:
Triggers:
Like any book that contains medical descriptions, some of them can be tough to stomach. It wasn't a very graphic book, but I still delayed reading the bits aboutskin cancer. Thankfully, there was very little about it, and the info was on point and not too graphic. However, there are descriptions of other skin diseases, like Syphilis and how AIDS manifests on the skin, which may be disturbing to read. Again, not very graphic, so if you're squeamish you can skim or just simply skip those paragraphs.
I thank the publisher for giving me a free copy of the ebook in exchange to my honest review. This has not affected my opinion.
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The Remarkable Life of the Skin is all full of trivia, as well as explanations on processes and parts of the skin, so it’s hard to give you an exact rundown of everything. But there was some very interesting information on suntan, aging and sun protection. Let me just tell you that this book shattered some myths for me.
But we don’t just learn trivia from The Remarkable Life of the Skin. It shows you the truly magical world of how we’re built. I don’t know if you’ve ever felt this, but whenever I read medical nonfiction it always baffles me how we are made up. How could we ever come into existence? We are so complicated! (And that goes for the rest of living organisms, to be honest, not just us.)
The book also stresses the connection between mental health and skin health, and it's not just about the science of our skin - it's also about it's social, interpersonal meaning and they way it shapes who we feel we are.
Other than that, The Remarkable Life of the Skin is remarkably easy to read. Medical terminology is used at a minimum, and everything is presented in easy to understand similes or examples. I really found it super easy, and even quick to read. It’s very accessible.
Here is a longer review if you wish to learn more:
Triggers:
Like any book that contains medical descriptions, some of them can be tough to stomach. It wasn't a very graphic book, but I still delayed reading the bits about
I thank the publisher for giving me a free copy of the ebook in exchange to my honest review. This has not affected my opinion.
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