Join a book club that is reading Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science!
Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science
Infused with Mary Roach-style humor and science, this narrative illuminates the gross, strange, morbid, and outright absurd realities of our bodies, the Earth, and universe.
Filled to the brim with far-out facts, this wickedly informative narrative from the author of National Geographic's popular Gory Details blog takes us on a fascinating journey through an astonishing new reality. Blending humor and journalism in the tradition of Mary Roach, acclaimed science reporter Erika Engelhaupt investigates the gross, strange, and morbid absurdities of our bodies and our universe. From the research biologist who stung himself with every conceivable insect to the world's most murderous mammals, this entertaining book explores oft-ignored but alluring facets of biology, anatomy, space exploration, nature, and more. Featuring interviews with leading researchers in the field and a large dose of wit, this provocative book reveals the most intriguing real-world applications of science in all their glory.
Filled to the brim with far-out facts, this wickedly informative narrative from the author of National Geographic's popular Gory Details blog takes us on a fascinating journey through an astonishing new reality. Blending humor and journalism in the tradition of Mary Roach, acclaimed science reporter Erika Engelhaupt investigates the gross, strange, and morbid absurdities of our bodies and our universe. From the research biologist who stung himself with every conceivable insect to the world's most murderous mammals, this entertaining book explores oft-ignored but alluring facets of biology, anatomy, space exploration, nature, and more. Featuring interviews with leading researchers in the field and a large dose of wit, this provocative book reveals the most intriguing real-world applications of science in all their glory.
BUY THE BOOK
These clubs recently read this book...
Community Reviews
I enjoyed this book so much. It was well written and engaging, organized in a way that made sense, and covered a broad range of topics. Since I don't read the blog, each chapter was new to me and I even enjoyed reading ones on topics I was familiar with. It's definitely an overview type of book, not deep diving into individual things, but it's inspired me to look into other books (18 Tiny Deaths!)
Gory Details, A book I picked up by cover alone. Thanks to the Morbidly Curious Book Club™ pick for March 2025.
Science reporter Erika Engelhaupt Shares her insight after diving into the gross strange and morbid observant of our bodies and beyond.
I Love the set up of this book and how it is broken out into a plethora of categories. Steeped in science and facts. I could not put this book down.
This book was very easy to read and wrote in such a way that was not mundane. Definitely an overview of different topics that one could dive more into.
I Loved Erica’s humor in this book the gory topics at hand. The questions that were asked in this book really made one ponder.
The insect chapters were quite eerie and not my favorite, but very taboo and I love how the author brought a different perspective to this.
What being curious Is all about and how we benefit from such curiosities.
The tone of this book ranges from weirdly jovial to making too much out of disgust. The articles seemed to range from helpful to unnerving (lots of different insect related details) but I was hoping for a more academic outlook on subjects discussed.
See why thousands of readers are using Bookclubs to stay connected.