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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Stiff investigates the strange lives of our bodies postmortem and answers the question: What should we do after we die?

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Published Aug 31, 2021

320 pages

Average rating: 8.37

325 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

BMC
May 23, 2025
9/10 stars
I really enjoyed this book. The author has such a unique writing style that kept me entertained and engaged, even when discussing some heavy and dark topics. I really enjoyed the mix of modern topics and historical review. I get the hype about this author now!
madicano
Jun 01, 2025
10/10 stars
Whipped through it listening too the audiobook along with it while on a plane. Each chapter is a different way that cadavers are used so it’s super easy to breeze through it and want to learn about the next topic. Very good for the morbidly curious and the author asked a lot of questions when interviewing that I would ask too. Narrator Shelly Frasier on Spotify is great.
kwhitter
Jan 22, 2025
10/10 stars
USE THE WORD MAGGOT, MARY. WE CAN HANDLE IT.
Shahna
Jul 18, 2024
8/10 stars
Science. I love it.
This answered a lot of questions and inspired a bunch more.
I'm itching to further deep dive.
Paukku
May 25, 2024
8/10 stars
You'd not think that a book about cadavers would be laugh-out-loud funny, but you'd be dead wrong. Roach has an easy, casual style of writing that is perfect for conveying this sometimes-grim information in a upbeat yet still respectful way. I was thoroughly entertained and I learned a lot. What more could you ask from a non-fiction book?

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