Stiff The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers [Hardcover]

Roach exhibits both a keen sense of humor and a sincere respect for the dearly departed.A very funny book....full of surprises.Roach saw some macabre things, but she describes them with respect and irresistible humor.Roach displays her metier in tangents about bizarre incendents in pathological history.Surprisingly entertaining. Similar in tone to Bill Bryson's travel books, Roach manages to be humorous yet respectful.Every detail is fascinating.Bring[s] alive a subject that has the potential to be deadly dull.Her morbid subjectperverse, unsettling and voyeuristicmakes her book hard to put down.This bizarre tome will shock, disgust, intrigue and entertain you all at the same time.[Roach's] knack for detailed research and loose Dave Barry-ish style makesThough the cover...will draw many readers to this book, its deft prose will keep them returning.Outrageously funny, irreverent but respectful....so delightfully written, this book is difficult to put down.Whimsical, hysterical and terribly interesting.A fascinating survey of the data yielded by corpses both medieval and modern.Acutely entertaining, morbidly fascinating.An informative, gently funny but never irreverent look at the various uses society makes of the dead.Well-written and deadly funny.Roach is a masterful writer....Irreverent? Maybe a little. Disrespectful? Emphatically no.The numerous tidbits of information derived from the author's travels and interviews make [this book] uniquely appealing.Fascinating, unexpectedly fresh and funny look at the multiplicity of ways in which cadavers benefit the living.... entertaining, absolutely.Despite the irreverent, macabre title, this is a respectful and serious examination of what happens to cadavers, past and present.As weird as the book gets, Roach manages to convey a sense of respect and appreciation for her subjects.It's a rare talent that can make people want to throw up and laugh at the same time.Bizarrely enterlsB