Book Review: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach

Book #209 of 2017: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach Mary Roach’s in-depth look at the human digestive process is pretty gross, but thankfully less stomach-churning than her earlier book on dead bodies. (The author’s irreverent tone works better here too, where the lighter subject matter makes her jokes come off as …

Book Review: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Book #94 of 2017: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach This book about dead human bodies – what happens to them biologically and what cultural practices have developed regarding their disposal – was educational but tough to read. It literally made my stomach churn, and I frequently had to put the …

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