Don't forget her other book, Spook, an inquiry into the scientific basis of ghosts and the afterlife. I just picked it up, and it's very nifty.

Well, Spook is not my kind of topic, but I love her writing style, so maybe I’ll consider it after I read Bonk.

(plumtreeblossom just made me read a book on UFOs and the paranormal. I think I forgive her. She says there was a teeny little nugget in there towards the end that made it all worthwhile. I need to have her point out aforesaid nugget.)

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See, there we differ. That sort of thing is exactly my bailiwick. But I think even someone with little interest in the paranormal might enjoy Spook.

That was cathijosephine who made you read it. I haven't read it. :-)

That was cathijosephine who made you read it.

Oops! Yup, that’s what I meant to type, but my fingers know that when I start typing “<lj user='” it’s usually “plumtreeblossom'>” that follows. :-)

I haven't read it. :-)

And for this you should be supremely grateful, although the nine-word sentence in a footnote cathijosephine wanted me to read it for was in fact mildly amusing.

I liked Spook, but not nearly as much as Stiff. I had the same reaction as beowabbit when I heard about Bonk, though I haven't ordered it yet :)

Stiff is one of my FAVORITE nonfiction books! I recommend it often!!! I also read her book "Spook".

I shall have to purchase Bonk ASAP!!!

N.

What did you think of Spook? scholargipsy recommended it, but that’s not a topic I’m interested in, so it would have to be a pretty good or a pretty amusing book for me to want to read it. (Of course, it’s Mary Roach, so it’s probably both.)

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I thought it was OK, but that Stiff was much better.

It was amusing, but a bit "eh".

N.

Sounds good indeed, but sadly the reviews are pretty lousy on bn.com. I look forward to hearing from you whether the reviews are wrong.

Uh, duh, make that one single poor review on BN, and many positive reviews on Amazon.

Ooh! Yay!