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thealexarachelle's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this! Fascinating! I know you can’t put every single thing in the world in a book about the body, but this was a great start.
sunbreak's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this for the historical info, but found several sections with old science
meganlatsch's review against another edition
4.0
This book did a good job of giving an overview to every system. Kept it interesting and relevant for anyone. Audiobook was very good.
chelseatm's review against another edition
5.0
Really interesting book full of cool facts. Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning how/why the body works
katykelly's review against another edition
5.0
Enjoyed the mix of history and biology.
Narrated by the author, I thoroughly enjoyed a more science-y journey with Bill than previous books I've read by him. This works well as an audiobook, his style doesn't make it too academic, there aren't too many dates or names to follow.
Going round the body, outside and in, it's a history of our understanding of ourselves as well as an insight into how our 'bits' work, fail, and what we do about it all. I learned a fair few new facts, some new names, and was of course reminded of just how amazing the human body is.
Vitamins, Gray's Anatomy, antibiotics, birth, cancer; these all fit into Bryson's rather fascinating book for readers who like to be entertained while they learn something.
Not 'laugh out loud' funny, more written in a conversational and light way, I didn't feel I missed out on anything by listening to this, and might actually borrow it again from the library to recap it some day.
Narrated by the author, I thoroughly enjoyed a more science-y journey with Bill than previous books I've read by him. This works well as an audiobook, his style doesn't make it too academic, there aren't too many dates or names to follow.
Going round the body, outside and in, it's a history of our understanding of ourselves as well as an insight into how our 'bits' work, fail, and what we do about it all. I learned a fair few new facts, some new names, and was of course reminded of just how amazing the human body is.
Vitamins, Gray's Anatomy, antibiotics, birth, cancer; these all fit into Bryson's rather fascinating book for readers who like to be entertained while they learn something.
Not 'laugh out loud' funny, more written in a conversational and light way, I didn't feel I missed out on anything by listening to this, and might actually borrow it again from the library to recap it some day.
daed's review against another edition
3.0
Entretenido, pero creo que por momentos pretende abarcar mucho (demasiados detalles) y en otros temas se queda muy corto.
Lo mejor sin duda son las historias de personas con las que "rellena" los temas tratados.
No es una obra maestra pero se disfruta.
Lo mejor sin duda son las historias de personas con las que "rellena" los temas tratados.
No es una obra maestra pero se disfruta.