224 pages
English language
Published April 8, 2003 by W. W. Norton & Company.
A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.
This was one of those books that I wasn't able to put down when I started it. Who would have thought a book on cadavers would have been so compelling/well written that it had to be read in one sitting, but it was.
Makes one wonder about mortality and the human body after death... Not a book if you're squeamish.
It certainly was interesting. Some people found it fascinating, while others discovered themselves to be squeamish and had to skip portions of the book. (Well, some of it certainly got pretty gross.) The witty language was mostly appreciated, for the sake of making the subject matter more palatable, but it could grate, or seem disrepectful.
