Written by: Mary Roach
First line: In 1968, on the Berkeley campus of the
University of California, six young men undertook an irregular and
unprecedented act.
Why you should read this book: With her usual dose of
offbeat humor and increasingly shameless puns, the author approaches the topic
of human feeding and digestion in a most unorthodox fashion, beginning in the
nose (smell being a major component of taste) and moving all the way down. In
her travels, she encounters professional pet food tasters, flatulence
researchers, competitive eaters, and all manner of historical oddities, hoaxes,
and medical mayhem. Roach is unafraid to tackle such dangerous topics as
Elvis’s megacolon and chronic constipation, whether or not one animal can eat
its way out of another animal’s stomach, and why Americans are reluctant to
consume organ meat, creating a fearless book about topics that are, frankly,
slightly difficult to stomach.
Why you shouldn’t read this book: Well, you certainly
shouldn’t read it while you’re eating.
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