Where to start? This was the book chosen (by popular vote) as The Flat Book Society's first official read. Opinions seem to be firmly split down the middle, and while possibly an inauspicious start to our fledgling club, it definitely generated a lot of discussion. My personal feelings abou...
TITLE: Gulp: Adventures of the Alimentary Canal AUTHOR: Mary Roach FORMAT: e-book ISBN-13: 978-0-393-24030-6 ______________________________________________________________________ NOTE: The Flat Book Society Book Club selected Gulp by Mary Roach as the book to read for September and ...
Although not quite entirely devoid of interesting content, it was pretty close. Instead of fact-based discussion about our digestive system with some humour sprinkled along the way, we're treated to 19th century experiments that the author admits did not contribute anything to the advancement of sci...
DNF @ 34%. I looked at my current reads this morning and just cannot bear the thought of spending more time on a book I evidently don't enjoy when there are so many awesome reads to be gotten into. Gulp was not the book I expected, even tho I had no idea what to expect. Maybe I had my hopes set ...
Yes, yes, yes. Roach does an amazing job at making something that could be quite boring (the digestive system) and makes it super interesting. I've been annoying everyone around me with facts about spit and the stomach! Full review to come :)
Friends and family know that I have a weird interest in bizarre medical history. I've been known to tell disgusting stories at meals or in meetings. You know, wherever appropriate. It's a pity I live alone because I would have loved to share all the tidbits I picked up while reading Mary Roach's Gul...
Once you get past the ick factor, this is a fascinating book. I’d previously read Stiff, so I suspected this would be a humorous and somewhat irreverent view of our digestive system. Roach did not disappoint! She starts with taste and smell, moves on to saliva, down the rest of the alimentary canal ...
3 stars for humor, 2.5 for information While reading, I was reminded of long-ago biology studies, and the simplest members of Animalia that are little more than a gastric tube composed of cells. It’s astonishing, really, those primitive forms of waterborne life, and it emphasizes an interesting th...
Mary Roach is an all-star in my opinion. I’ve read almost all of her books, except the Mars one. I’ve learned a substantial amount of ‘I can gross out co-workers and friends’ facts. I’ve learned to over-analyze my sexual activity—which can be fascinating, but is often a huge distraction. I’ve also l...
This is my third Roach book, after Stiff (about corpses) and Packing for Mars (on space exploration). This one is about the digestive tract. Yes, really. All the books I've read by her are very entertaining and had me smiling throughout--though this was the first one (on page 229) that made me laugh...
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