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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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Start date
May 1, 2014
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May 31, 2014
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Group Read Archive 2014-16
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What Members Thought

Elle
Jan 26, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 5-star-reads
This is not a read for the squeamish, but it is quite the interesting one. At once somehow reverent in its content and still containing a flippant writing style, Stiff kept me intrigued and learning while also keeping me laughing...which was a good balance for the moments I was cringing. There was a really good range of content, including the historical treatment of cadavers up into modern use. Everything is delivered in a way that is blatantly honest and doesn't shy away from the ugly side of h ...more
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Bookjazzer2010
Jul 15, 2021 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2021
4+ Absolutely fascinating!
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Jaden
Jul 05, 2018 rated it liked it
I’m giving this book three stars because of the amount of animal experimentation and torture. I know not everyone is against animal experimentation, but prepare for vivisection, head transplants of puppies, exploded guinea pigs, etc. Other than that the book is interesting. I enjoy the popular science/readability aspects of the book, but find her jokes lame.
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Terre Arena
Jun 02, 2015 rated it liked it
Yikes. NOT for the squeamish. I strongly recommend not listening to the audiobook while trying to eat lunch......
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sara keleny
Oct 26, 2010 marked it as to-read
Shelves: nonfiction, 0-on-hold
Chinook
Jan 11, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 1-kindle
Jenn
Jan 17, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: nonfiction, i-own-it, 2018
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Dec 05, 2012 rated it really liked it
Elizabeth Stultz
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Laura
Sep 10, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Mickey
Jul 10, 2015 marked it as to-read
Shelves: must-reads
Jen
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