I enjoyed The Icepick Surgeon, which is like weird science mixed with criminals who thought doing the science would help them, but instead it was wayyy wrong!
I LOVE Mary Roach and have read every one of her books so your book suggestions are super welcome! (We took a field trip to one of our local university's cadaver lab in 5th grade and I just remember how chicken-y the body looked, and the smell of formaldehyde...)
Mar 22, 2022·edited Mar 22, 2022Liked by Ashley Holstrom
One of my favorite nonfiction reads of the last few years is The Madman’s Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature by Edward Brooke-Hitching. It’s full of various book related oddities from throughout history! Italian prayer book pistols, an oak commode stool disguised as a book, cryptic postcards between lovers, literary hoaxes from antiquity, and more. Utterly fascinating!
I enjoyed The Icepick Surgeon, which is like weird science mixed with criminals who thought doing the science would help them, but instead it was wayyy wrong!
Oooh, yes! I have an ARC of this and have been waiting for the ~perfect time~ to read it. That perfect time is NOW.
I'm on the list at the library for this one!
I LOVE Mary Roach and have read every one of her books so your book suggestions are super welcome! (We took a field trip to one of our local university's cadaver lab in 5th grade and I just remember how chicken-y the body looked, and the smell of formaldehyde...)
Impressive that you’ve read all of her books!
Also. Yikes.
Mary Roach is a national treasure.
Absolutely correct.
One of my favorite nonfiction reads of the last few years is The Madman’s Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature by Edward Brooke-Hitching. It’s full of various book related oddities from throughout history! Italian prayer book pistols, an oak commode stool disguised as a book, cryptic postcards between lovers, literary hoaxes from antiquity, and more. Utterly fascinating!
I had no idea this book existed! It is so my jam. Oh my goodness. I’m so excited I can’t make words. Thank you for sharing!