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The subtitle really says it all. This is an unusually fascinating book which explores the ways in which human cadavers are used for scientific research – or not. Along the way Roach gives us some very interesting facts about disposition of human remains over the centuries, including efforts to preserve and understand the function of the human body, as well as horrifying medical treatments using various organs.
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The subtitle really says it all. This is an unusually fascinating book which explores the ways in which human cadavers are used for scientific research – or not. Along the way Roach gives us some very interesting facts about disposition of human remains over the centuries, including efforts to preserve and understand the function of the human body, as well as horrifying medical treatments using various organs.
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A fascinating, if somewhat disconcerting book. Even as you read you find yourself detaching from the subject matter which is a natural human reaction to death. But the author has a fabulous sense of humour and writes with sensitivity and intelligence, so overall this was a 4.5 star book for me.
Extremely fascinating and interesting.... at first. Around the 5th hour or so I started to get bored. It was written well so no complaints there. I guess it was just about 100 pages longer than my interest in cadavers was.
2018 Popsugar Challenge Advanced Prompt #8: A microhistory
2018 Popsugar Challenge Advanced Prompt #8: A microhistory
I read a lot of forensic and anthropology mysteries so most of this book was familiar to me. I love Bones and am engrossed in the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs as well as Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series. All good examples of this subject matter. Though I will admit that the "Mellified Man" totally grossed me out.
If you're not well versed in forensics and you have a strong stomach, you should find most of this material interesting. Some of it is really surprising and Mary Roa ...more
If you're not well versed in forensics and you have a strong stomach, you should find most of this material interesting. Some of it is really surprising and Mary Roa ...more
I never thought that cadavers could be amusing, but Mary Roach finds a way to make them just that. I loved reading this book and I am aeriouly considering either donating my body to science or composting it (if that is available). I learned alot of things I probably never would have learned and enjoyed every minute of it!
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