divine angst

Stiff, by Mary Roach. (Thanks for the recommend, Emily!)

Good book. All about dead bodies—how they decompose, the things that might happen to them if they aren’t buried traditionally, and what kind of tales they tell. Roach’s tone is light but respectful, and her humor certainly helps the book to be an enjoyable read rather than a morbid one. I will admit that it threw me off at bit at first, but I was very quickly captured by her writing.

A more extended review of the book is probably unnecessary—the subtitle pretty much says it all: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. Roach treats the material well, and I recommend it.