How about a nonfiction selection by Mary Roach for my October #12Booksof2026. It‘s about transplanting body parts, medical history and recent advances with her signature humorous commentary.
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#May25 another multiples month!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7612055587
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pickI purposely took my time reading this one because I liked it so much and didn‘t want the fun to end. Last read of 2025!
pickFascinating history of the English surgeon who pioneered the methodical use of antiseptics for medical treatment/operation.
pickI love Mary Roach, her humor and the questions she asks make her books unique fun treasures. Replaceable You is all about the different ways we can modify and change the human body and each chapter had me fascinated. I borrowed this from the library but I need to buy a copy, there are so many facts and tidbits in here there is no way to absorb them in one reading. ❤️
I LOVE a sassy footnote
Note about how male doctors discussed how a woman must have a working vagina to "preserve the marital relations and keep the home intact":
"And here we see how an anus can be used as a substitute for the male brain."
March—I really loved the tagged because of the way the content was organized, the amount of historical & present-day info, & the author‘s snarkiness. It also will make you angry. Great audiobook. #12booksof2025 @TheEllieMo Runner-up—The Evolution of the Gospelettes
pickI loved a few of these chapters- really interesting, hidden gems of information, innovative science and a new way of looking at biomedical breakthroughs. Sometimes, I thought Roach tried to be too quirky or shocking, and those chapters, while interesting, felt formulaic. Some diagrams would have helped me follow the explanation of how these new body parts worked. Overall, good, and if you like Roach, you‘ll like this one as well.
pickMary Roach has a particular brand of science writing that is very entertaining while being educational. This one was all about prosthetics and other aspects of replicating human body parts. The author also gets into the ethics and cultural significance of this, especially with animal-grown parts. Roach traveled the world to research this topic—most memorable for me was the pig farm in China which produces body parts as China has few organ donors.
