Ana's review of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Ana's review
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adults with strong stomachs and a good sense of humor
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Read in January, 2008
Roach's often irreverent, always hilarious treatment of a semi-taboo subject has the same effect as the car crashes her cadavers so graciously endure: you want to simultaneously look on, and look away.
This is the first time I've felt revolted, exclaimed "Holy S**t!" and exploded in laughter, in the time it takes to read one page. Disarmingly lighthearted, honest, and gruesome, Roach's prose is well worth the read.
This is the first time I've felt revolted, exclaimed "Holy S**t!" and exploded in laughter, in the time it takes to read one page. Disarmingly lighthearted, honest, and gruesome, Roach's prose is well worth the read.
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