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The Body: A Guide for Occupants
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For all of you other cyborgs and pure artificial intelligences out there, I should mention that this is a rather interesting primer on regular meat-sacks. It even has the distinction of not being science fiction at all.
But as the title suggests, outright occupancy usually comes with a rental charge. The bill always comes due.
I've read a few Brysons before... and my favorite has got to be A Short History of Nearly Everything. This one, from a regular knowledge-gathering stand, comes in as a tight second. The travelogues are fun and often funny, but Short History is pretty comprehensive and rather more funny. This one, however, was not very funny at all.
That's okay. Very little about our bodies, aside from sex and farts, is funny.
Bryson DOES, however, accomplish a lot, go over a LOT of ground. Pretty cool, in fact.
Do I recommend reading this? Absolutely. Everyone ought to have a primer on themselves. The benefit here is much more than meets the eye, though. So many new discoveries and outright debunking of myths have made it in this text. Recent ones, too.
You know that leaky faucet and the clog in the pipes? Yep. We really need to talk to the landlord.
But as the title suggests, outright occupancy usually comes with a rental charge. The bill always comes due.
I've read a few Brysons before... and my favorite has got to be A Short History of Nearly Everything. This one, from a regular knowledge-gathering stand, comes in as a tight second. The travelogues are fun and often funny, but Short History is pretty comprehensive and rather more funny. This one, however, was not very funny at all.
That's okay. Very little about our bodies, aside from sex and farts, is funny.
Bryson DOES, however, accomplish a lot, go over a LOT of ground. Pretty cool, in fact.
Do I recommend reading this? Absolutely. Everyone ought to have a primer on themselves. The benefit here is much more than meets the eye, though. So many new discoveries and outright debunking of myths have made it in this text. Recent ones, too.
You know that leaky faucet and the clog in the pipes? Yep. We really need to talk to the landlord.
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January 27, 2019
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November 21, 2019
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November 25, 2019
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Nov 25, 2019 05:49AM
So glad that you enjoyed it as well. Though I think it was actually a little funny. Though, as I said in my review, rather because humans and life are funny sometimes, not because the author made great jokes. But it works and I think Bryson tuned it down on purpose.
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I think you might be right. Cancer is rough and not easy to joke about.
Very good review Bradley, yes my favourite Bryson is Short History....too, I laughed so much I couldn't breathe at times. I hope this is as funny, as educational and as interesting.
More informative than entertaining, tho. :)
