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Book Review of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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Helpful Score: 4


Explains exactly what happens to your body after you die: past history of cannibalism, dissection, autopsies, organ donation, life-ending trauma caused in airplane and car rashes, burial, cremation, and up-and-coming means of body disposal. Definitely not things you talk about at the dinner table, but I found it very interesting. She explores the history behind a lot of urban myths surrounding the dead as well. I liked how she broke the book up into shorter readable chapters.