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A review by schuster_s
Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science by Erika Engelhaupt
dark
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
I was excited to read this book when I picked it up. I am always looking for the next non-fiction book that will captivate me, hold my interest, and make me crave more.
I enjoyed Engelhaupt's book, which was a collection of different gross, creepy, disgusting, and dark topics. From feet in Puget Sound to engineering cockroaches to finally getting the clitoris right, this book covers a vast amount of ideas. Engelhaupt even gets personal with a few of the stories. Trying gourmet bugs and having her face mined for mites, she gets down and dirty into learning and sharing about these "gross" things that we are too uncomfortable to talk about.
I think this was a great way to write a book like this. Just a little taste into each research focus, showing us that this is some people's entire life, and that it can have a small place in ours. I think it was important that these things are brought into mainstream light. We should at least try to feel comfortable with the 'Gory Details' of the world around us. And as she put it in the afterword: "be more blunt".
I enjoyed Engelhaupt's book, which was a collection of different gross, creepy, disgusting, and dark topics. From feet in Puget Sound to engineering cockroaches to finally getting the clitoris right, this book covers a vast amount of ideas. Engelhaupt even gets personal with a few of the stories. Trying gourmet bugs and having her face mined for mites, she gets down and dirty into learning and sharing about these "gross" things that we are too uncomfortable to talk about.
I think this was a great way to write a book like this. Just a little taste into each research focus, showing us that this is some people's entire life, and that it can have a small place in ours. I think it was important that these things are brought into mainstream light. We should at least try to feel comfortable with the 'Gory Details' of the world around us. And as she put it in the afterword: "be more blunt".