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erin99's review against another edition
funny
informative
4.0
Het heeft even geduurd maar ben er toch door geraakt. Heel interessant, bij het hoofdstuk over bloed enzo ging ik wel even slecht 🤣
jimbowen0306's review against another edition
4.0
This book is one that I found to be somewhat depressing. It takes various aspects of the body that Bryson thinks you might find interesting, and explains how they work. As a consequence, you’ll learn about the eye, digestion, the reproductive organs, organs, hormones, nerves, and the brain.
Coupled with these bodily explanations, you’ll learn about diseases that can harm the body from viruses to cancer, and Alzheimer’s.
The book was all somewhat depressing. You’ll learn that doctors mean well, and they’re making progress,but there’s a lot that they don’t know about the body, and that just depresses me.
Coupled with these bodily explanations, you’ll learn about diseases that can harm the body from viruses to cancer, and Alzheimer’s.
The book was all somewhat depressing. You’ll learn that doctors mean well, and they’re making progress,but there’s a lot that they don’t know about the body, and that just depresses me.
seanko44's review
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
3.5
kitkat962's review
5.0
What if Trivia show, but human-themed, made into a book.
The body: A guide for Occupants are filled to the brim with mind-boggling facts about the human body. Spoiler: Your body is amazing. Written with a great sense of humor, the book kept you engaged by explaining curious observation about the body with anecdotes and parallels.
I appreciated how Bill Bryson made great effort to go through the history of science and gave credits to unsung heroes. Discoveries in science are often told as the glorious feat of a brilliant few, while in fact, they are the culmination of generations of explorers.
With that said, this book is quite a heavy read, if you want to dive deeper into the technicalities. With the extensive reference and bibliography, I personally think this deserved a second read.
The body: A guide for Occupants are filled to the brim with mind-boggling facts about the human body. Spoiler: Your body is amazing. Written with a great sense of humor, the book kept you engaged by explaining curious observation about the body with anecdotes and parallels.
I appreciated how Bill Bryson made great effort to go through the history of science and gave credits to unsung heroes. Discoveries in science are often told as the glorious feat of a brilliant few, while in fact, they are the culmination of generations of explorers.
With that said, this book is quite a heavy read, if you want to dive deeper into the technicalities. With the extensive reference and bibliography, I personally think this deserved a second read.
trin's review
3.0
Fun, Bryson-y...but I'm not sure there's anything in here I haven't encountered elsewhere--Mary Roach and many others spring to mind as examples of writers who've covered the same territory. (Bryson, indeed, quotes Roach quite a bit.)
The fault here may lie partially with me: I have perhaps read too many pop science books.
The fault here may lie partially with me: I have perhaps read too many pop science books.
aeclark12's review
5.0
Terrific...Bill Bryson has a knack for making any topic, no matter how broad, immensely interesting.
stephaniesteen73's review
5.0
Biology is not usually my topic of choice, but this was such an interesting and compelling in-depth look at our body and its many systems. Lots of interesting facts (our bodies are marvels) and fascinating histories detailing doctors and scientists and the discoveries they have made over time. It was disturbing to learn about the amount of info we still don't know and also the eerily prescient prediction that an unknown virus is the greatest threat facing humanity (written years before this pandemic). I listened to this on audio, read by the author who has a fantastically dry sense of humor and a matter-of-fact British/American cadence. Also the best ending line of a book!