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A review by left_coast_justin
How We Live by Sherwin B. Nuland
2.0
There really was a lot of good information in this book, but my personal tastes do not accommodate the far-too-many
sentences such as this one, found on p. 123 in my edition:
"The unheard din of living is the symphony before which the chorale of the spirit soars in song."
I bought this book because I wanted to learn more about the body's biology and how things function. Yes, it does indeed seem miraculous, if you really stop to consider how much has to happen in order to have a body conceived, formed, developed and sustained, but...sheesh. How about presenting the facts and leaving the wonderment to the reader? The book seemed to grow more turgid the further I progressed, so I finally gave up after 160 pages.
sentences such as this one, found on p. 123 in my edition:
"The unheard din of living is the symphony before which the chorale of the spirit soars in song."
I bought this book because I wanted to learn more about the body's biology and how things function. Yes, it does indeed seem miraculous, if you really stop to consider how much has to happen in order to have a body conceived, formed, developed and sustained, but...sheesh. How about presenting the facts and leaving the wonderment to the reader? The book seemed to grow more turgid the further I progressed, so I finally gave up after 160 pages.