tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post704167302708129271..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Book Review: Gulp by Mary RoachAs the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-32544367643674057382013-08-21T15:10:38.658-04:002013-08-21T15:10:38.658-04:00EMPHASIS on the "wonderful."EMPHASIS on the "wonderful."Megshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967657695336270359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-38397348182904080182013-08-21T13:23:50.924-04:002013-08-21T13:23:50.924-04:00I'm convinced that Bill and Mary and I could b...I'm convinced that Bill and Mary and I could be very good friends and have fabulous dinner parties with AMAZING conversations. If only they'd give me the chance. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-31576107833844646232013-08-21T13:22:51.403-04:002013-08-21T13:22:51.403-04:00Yeah, i think it might be right up your alley. Pu...Yeah, i think it might be right up your alley. Pun intended. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-89787604725157512072013-08-21T11:36:31.981-04:002013-08-21T11:36:31.981-04:00HEY.HEY.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-20439700082378331312013-08-21T11:35:56.803-04:002013-08-21T11:35:56.803-04:00"That, in a nutshell, explains the widespread..."That, in a nutshell, explains the widespread popularity of junk food. And wide spreads in general."<br /><br />Ahahahahahaha<br /><br />I've never completed a Bryson or a Roach and I FEEEEEL like I would like them. Not sure what's up there. SOMEDAY.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-45307239997618676742013-08-20T21:14:15.286-04:002013-08-20T21:14:15.286-04:00I've been meaning to read Stiff for AGES but k...I've been meaning to read Stiff for AGES but keep forgetting about it when I go to the library. Looks like I have a second reason to try and remember her name so I can check her out, that final quote is utterly brilliant.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-89445088917323742292013-08-20T20:31:10.781-04:002013-08-20T20:31:10.781-04:00This sounds fantastic. I looove the quotes you pul...This sounds fantastic. I looove the quotes you pulled out. I mean, I was interested before (irreverent? quirky research? yes please) but those quotes did it. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-62825504494953401682013-08-20T18:08:53.497-04:002013-08-20T18:08:53.497-04:00"Exhausting and wonderful." Couldn'..."Exhausting and wonderful." Couldn't have said it better myself. There are occasional moments when I just want to roll my eyes, like when she's made a bad pun about poo. <br />As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-92191003932490488002013-08-20T15:05:16.588-04:002013-08-20T15:05:16.588-04:00I have a LARGE lady-crush on Mary, ever since read...I have a LARGE lady-crush on Mary, ever since reading the bit at the beginning of Stiff where she explains everything she's done to satisfy her curiosity about EVERYTHING. She's exhausting and wonderful. And now that I've typed that out, I think I just accidentally described Alice.<br /><br />But, yes...Mary. Everyone should read her, and I'll be getting my little mittens on this one as soon as I've read Spook and Bonk and Packing for Mars.Megshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967657695336270359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-86790876484531602672013-08-20T11:17:53.472-04:002013-08-20T11:17:53.472-04:00I think reading her in excerpts might be the way t...I think reading her in excerpts might be the way to go for you in this case. I'm pretty sure that some chapters have been anthologized in Best Science Writing kinds of collections.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-87947627404918453232013-08-20T11:16:42.975-04:002013-08-20T11:16:42.975-04:00Sarah, I actually was thinking of you while readin...Sarah, I actually was thinking of you while reading her book. I kept thinking, "I bet Sarah Says Read would like this book." Yeah, I tend to think of bloggers by their blog names. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-24990206964191303232013-08-20T10:30:20.685-04:002013-08-20T10:30:20.685-04:00Oooh! I do love popular non-fiction like this but...Oooh! I do love popular non-fiction like this but I'm not sure I want to know this much about my body! (Although that last paragraph cracked me up -- she's right -- I do like celeb gossip more than my body...!)Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-74578526810724005002013-08-20T10:05:55.646-04:002013-08-20T10:05:55.646-04:00"You may be thinking, Wow, that Mary Roach ha..."You may be thinking, Wow, that Mary Roach has her head up her ass. To which I say: Only briefly, and with the utmost respect.""<br /><br />LOL I wouldn't think that at all, but that made me laugh.<br /><br />I NEED to read her books, darn it. Before the end of this year, I will do it! Because I'm like 110% sure I'll love them.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.com