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By: DUNED 005
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2025-04-28 09:40:50 |
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Everyone enjoys reading Bill Bryson, for his writing style and humour. But the density of the information in this one is hard to retain, so our discussion soon drifted away from it. No-one wanted to tackle the vaccination debate! |
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By: MANGWH 006
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2025-04-16 15:20:44 |
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A witty, fact-packed tour of the human body in classic Bill Bryson style. Our group found it informative and occasionally entertaining, with plenty of quirky anecdotes and surprising insights. While some enjoyed the depth and detail, others found it dense and lacking a strong narrative thread. A solid non-fiction detour that sparked great discussion, even if it wasn’t a unanimous favorite. |
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By: ASHB 004
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2024-11-18 10:06:39 |
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Some of us were a little daunted by the size of the book and weren't sure about how readable it would be. However those who persevered found it very informative and quite entertaining - lots of interesting facts. The chapter on Covid was very good. |
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By: CHCH 267
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2024-04-15 12:55:05 |
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Enjoyed by those who read it. Clever writing - making the subject matter accessible. A few didn't attempt it - not for them. |
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By: AUCK 412
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2024-01-26 13:20:58 |
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This proved a very divisive book for our group, prompting much discussion. Some felt that it was a lot of info to absorb in a month and most thought it a book that we could all have at home for reference at leisure. Of those who rated it a full 5, they loved digesting all those facts and figures and really enjoyed Bill's writing style which was interspersed with some humour. |
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By: WELL 018
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2023-10-25 11:12:52 |
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While some of our members were overwhelmed by the amount of data in this book, largely we rated it highly for Bryson's wonderful curiosity, his comfortable conversational delivery of the information and for the realisation of how incredible our bodies are. We were also impressed with the work done by dedicated people to understand the various aspects of what each part of our bodies do for us. Especially those people who experimented on the mothers! |
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By: CROMW 002
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2023-07-24 09:45:31 |
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A really interesting read, might have to buy my own copy. So many interesting facts. |
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By: POKE 001
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2023-05-22 13:15:05 |
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One person loved it. One person wants to keep reading it. Nobody else liked it - too scientific, and one member didn't even try. |
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By: OPOTI 001
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2023-03-27 11:45:05 |
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Promoted great hilarity at our discussion! Very informative, chock full of facts. Very readable, and we were very admiring of the research done! |
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By: CHCH 393
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2023-03-20 10:35:03 |
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Intriguing book with interesting facts. Some found it fairly "heavy". |
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By: THAM 009
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2023-01-12 11:13:16 |
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Overall, our feelings were that, although interesting factually, it wasn't the kind of book that was easily read. Too many statistics. |
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By: CAMB 007
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2022-12-01 13:23:04 |
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The whole group found the book very interesting, even those who do not like Bill Bryson enjoyed reading it. It was packed full of facts and we all found bits that particularly caught our attention. |
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By: TEANA 001
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2022-09-15 12:36:36 |
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Members were familiar with Bryson's style and were not disappointed. Some suffered from information overload. |
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By: CHCH 064
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2022-08-23 12:13:16 |
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A most popular book. Everyone enjoyed it immensely. The information was wide-ranging; the writer able to engage the reader with his colourful anecdotes of the historical background to medical science. |
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By: CHCH 009
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2022-07-28 09:39:12 |
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A very interesting book. Too much to take on board in one month. Good to own to refer to. |
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By: HAMIL 007
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2022-03-30 15:52:17 |
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We really enjoyed the book - plenty of excellent information. Very well-written. Recommended. |
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By: NELS 002
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2022-03-02 11:25:07 |
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Informative and entertaining. |
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By: WELL 007
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2021-11-19 12:03:35 |
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We agreed that Bryson's incredible research into so many aspects of the human body was absorbing and very interesting. It was a challenge however to absorb all of these details in a month. So we believe this is a book to keep on one's bookshelf to dip into at leisure. |
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By: CHCH 333
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2021-11-15 14:50:53 |
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Group really enjoyed this book. |
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By: DIAM 002
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2021-11-05 12:08:12 |
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Everyone enjoyed this book. It sparked the most diverse discussions, touching on many other books, experiences and issues. Highly recommend. |
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By: PUTAR 001
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2021-10-11 11:23:05 |
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Great discussion from group, with admiration for the degree of information interspersed with Bryson humour. |
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By: HOKITIK 001
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2021-08-23 12:42:50 |
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We all enjoyed 'The Body', but we felt there was so much information to retain in each page, that at times it was frustrating to not remember the read from the day before. A great read. |
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By: TAUR 050
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2021-08-06 14:05:58 |
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Great book. Fact rammed. |
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By: CHCH 145
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2021-06-30 12:13:16 |
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Everyone thought it was most interesting, but a long big read needing to read every word. |
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By: RAGLAN 001
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2021-05-31 14:44:43 |
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Mixed reviews - a little too soon after the previous science book, but everyone likes Bill Bryson. |
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