The subtitle to Mary Roach's non-fiction book Stiff
Not for the squeamish or faint of heart (though I think if you can handle CSI you can handle this), Stiff tells you about all the things your body can do after you die, from your basic anatomy lab cadaver to compost and everything (and I do mean everything) in between. It's not graphic or gory, but I'm sure there are times you'll find yourself going, "Ick."
Interesting, informative, educational...and hilarious. Mary Roach writes with a very dry wit, and many, many times I found myself laughing---and then stopped and thought, "Should I be laughing at that?" And then I started laughing again.
Recommendation: Yeah. It's good.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Curious, indeed.
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Cool, that sounds like and interesting book. I think I'll read it. I've wondered what happens to the body after it dies. Is that weird?
My only questions is: what prompts someone to write a book about corpses?
She asks herself that very same question in the book. :)
Tee hee.
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