You guys, I love Mary Roach books. I think she is a delightful author and I really enjoy her perspective on the world. Her Packing for Mars is one of my comfort books; I have read it several times, and I recommend her books to everyone. I did not love this book like I have loved her others, and I have struggled a bit to write this review. This book is entered around war, and the science surrounding trying to keep soldier safe, healthy and […]
Shark Repellent Was Designed to Act as a Placebo
The past few years I have been working slowly but surely through the works of Mary Roach. I find her style to be intoxicating, even if her subjects seem a little outside my own personal interests. When announced that her latest book would be about the science of war I was immediately wondering how her light-hearted and comedy heavy style would work with this subject. Once I realized that she was, as usual, going to focus on the weird eddies of science and discovery. In […]
I just died in your arms tonight
Is there life after death? This is the question Mary Roach attempts to find the answer to in ”Spook”. Through visits to mediums, neuroscientists and psychologists (both of the normal and the paranormal kind) she explores such issues as ghosts, near-death experiences and ectoplasm that is secreted out of said mediums’ vaginas. This is the second book by Mary Roach that I’ve read. The first one, Packing for Mars, left me indifferent to her style of writing. Having read great reviews about some of her […]
Take a Trip with Mary Roach
I love Mary Roach. I will read whatever she writes, regardless of whether or not the subject area really sounds interesting to me. I was admittedly indifferent to this one, generally speaking, before I picked it up. The Read Harder challenge said to read a non-fiction book about science, and I knew Mary Roach was my gal for this. I enjoy Mary Roach’s smorgasbord approach to non-fiction writing. Each idea is linked to the next, but if you look at them from the macro you […]