I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This book is fascinating - the human race has had some really odd and rather disgusting ideas over the years. A medically based non-fiction book like this can be pretty dry, but Kang & Pedersen add humour that keeps the book going at a steady clip. Some of the jokes border on corny, but seem to fit with the weird content!

Quackery is well researched and well written, with great illustrations and side notes throughout. My copy is an ARC, so it's in black & white without image captions - but the final version is in colour. I'd like to grab a finished copy, because I really want to see the full-colour images and captions! Each chapter also ends with a modern medical update. We still surprisingly use quite a few creepy and strange things in modern medicine.

If you're looking for a book to read to get in the Halloween spirit, Quackery would be a great choice.