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2009 Reading #93: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
Books 61-70.
Books 71-80.
Books 81-90.
91. The Non-Adventures of Wonderella: Everybody Ever Forever by Justin Pierce.
92. Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin.
93. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. Highly hyped popular science book which is neither as interesting or as amusing as it thinks it is. Maybe I'm cranky, but I can't help feeling that if Roach had spent more time researching and less time trying to come up with quips, this might have been a better book. It's interesting at times--almost despite itself--and certainly there's a gross-out factor. Also, reading this book has made me uncomfortably aware of the fragility of my aorta, which I'm so grateful for. But while Roach's humor might play well at cocktail parties, on the page it's pretty weak.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
Books 61-70.
Books 71-80.
Books 81-90.
91. The Non-Adventures of Wonderella: Everybody Ever Forever by Justin Pierce.
92. Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin.
93. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. Highly hyped popular science book which is neither as interesting or as amusing as it thinks it is. Maybe I'm cranky, but I can't help feeling that if Roach had spent more time researching and less time trying to come up with quips, this might have been a better book. It's interesting at times--almost despite itself--and certainly there's a gross-out factor. Also, reading this book has made me uncomfortably aware of the fragility of my aorta, which I'm so grateful for. But while Roach's humor might play well at cocktail parties, on the page it's pretty weak.
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