by Mary Roach
For 2,000 years, cadavers -- some willingly, some unwittingly -- have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. - Back o' the Book
Although this book may seem morbid to someone who just picked it off the shelf, I'd say it was one of the funniest books I have ever read, hands down. There were parts in there that had me laughing out loud on several occasions. Mary Roach has the extreme talent of taking a taboo subject and making it more interesting, less uncomfortable, and ten times more humorous.
"Laughing at dead bodies?" you say? I assure you that she does it in a respectful manner while holding your interest the entire time. This is one book where, while you get to know things about the human body that may have been a mystery to you before and simultaneously get to know the author and realize how the whole book is dripping with her zany personality.
Even if you're a bit squeamish, I guarantee a great read! (If it's not, you can throw the book at me as hard as you'd like).
-Recommended
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