A review by mcbibliotecaria
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach

3.0

This book reminded me alot of Bill Bryson's style of writing, especially one of my faves, At Home. She goes off on tangents of the most obscure medical instances of digestion weirdness, but it seems the passages are placed just for gross or voyeur factors. It was unnecessary in my opinion, as I wanted more stories of how studying the digestive tract has come up with some out of the ordinary solutions. Many of which defy belief. Needless to say, the book has stories in it that you wouldn't want to share at dinner parties, or anyone eating. I learned alot more about the digestive system, and how saliva is a pretty darn good neosporin in an emergency. I would actually think that young adults, junior high and high school, kids would enjoy this book. It has enough stories that would intrigue and gross them out, while fooling them into learning at the same time. Personally I've read better science non-fiction.