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Stiff
by Mary Roach
The curious lives of human cadavers: anatomy labs, crash tests, body farms, composting. Roach's humor makes the unbearable fascinating.
Read it if…
you want science writing that is funny about death.
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Skip it if…
you are easily disturbed.
Try instead: The In-Between →
Three things you will actually use
- Bodies serve after death.
- Humor helps.
- Decide what yours will do.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the body farm.
Our verdict
Cadavers, considered.
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