A review by ergative
The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An intimate journey across our surface by Monty Lyman

medium-paced

3.0

 Meh. I'm really surprised to learn that this was shortlisted for so many awards when it was published. It read like an expanded version of all those reasonably interesting science/health columns in the NY Times, but it never really rises to the level of detail that makes the Atlantic's health reporting so good. I like those short newspaper science columns, sure, but when you've got a whole book at your disposal, I would expect more development of the ideas.