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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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September 1, 2013
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September 30, 2013
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Gary
Oct 17, 2013 rated it liked it
I did enjoy this often humorous book about human cadavers but I found it better to read in bite size chunks rather than reading it straight through. A very interesting insight into the subject.
Malvina
Aug 26, 2014 rated it really liked it
I thoroughly enjoyed this book though the sections about experimentation on animals was hard to bear.

I listened to the audiobook version which was well narrated but it got a bit jumpy and repeated pages a few times.
Simone Ramone
Sep 11, 2013 rated it liked it
I got so many laughs from this book - even the fact that I was able to laugh at a book about dead bodies made me laugh.
And sadly, it's not the kind of material you can read out loud to just anyone, is it?
More's the pity.


There were a couple of sensible-ish chapters in there, even a couple of sections that I would ordinarily skim, but I had to pay close attention because I didn't want to run the risk of missing out on a belly laugh.

3.5 stars

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Jun 17, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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