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Stiff

the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Mar 26, 2018GDWallis rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. What a fascinating read! After working in the funeral industry for a couple of years, this book was, in a lot of ways, familiar to me. There were things I was wondering about that Mary Roach, the author, in her thorough research, answered for me. This book, though, is not for the squeamish. It was a gift given to me from my beautiful wife, who thought it best to add to my knowledge of the deceased. I now know the order of decomposition of a human body, the many ways a body can be used for medicinal cannibalism, what happens to a body when we hit water at a high velocity, and so forth. I am interested in reading more books authored by Mary Roach. Excellent writing, very thorough and well thought out. I can see why Stiff, as the cover proclaims, is a New York Times bestseller.