I love the way Mary Roach writes nonfiction. It's almost like a collection of articles that are just slightly edited to tie together. It's fascinating and so perfect for me. I didn't like this as much as Stiff, probably just for the subject matter, but it was still pretty up there for me.

She does try a little too hard, in terms of jokes and such. It felt like those flowed a little more naturally in Stiff and here it sometimes came across as forced. And also just in terms of shock value. It wasn't that shocking actually, but it felt like she was going harder than necessary in the "wow aren't I grossing you out???" Kind of reminded me of a kid who just discovered adults make faces when they burp and think it's hilarious.

I loved the mix of information. A combination of science experiments and medicine and history and people's personal experiences. She manages to cover so much in such an interesting way and it all works together beautifully.

I'm not overly interested in this subject matter, but Roach managed to fascinate me from start to finish. I'd highly recommend this and I'm looking forward to reading more from her.