Kyrie
Finally made it through this one!
This was an interesting look at the history of cannibalism. The author purposely goes out of his way to avoid sensationalism, which I appreciated.
I mean, I can appreciate sensationalized cannibalism. I lived in Colorado for several years. I went through an Alferd Packer phase. Cannibal, by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, is one of my favorite musicals.
(I was a strange child. I also went through a Lovecraft phase - still a Lovecraft fan - and a taxidermy phase.)
But, that's not what this book is. It's a response to the question of whether or not cannibalism is normal in humanity.
And for what it is, the book's not bad. The last third dragged a bit, when the focus shifted from examples of cannibalism in nature and in human history, to looking at mad cow disease, scrapies, and kuru. (There was another one in there, but it escapes my mind at the moment.)
Editor's Note: Past Maki doesn't know what she was talking about. Re-reading this review, the brain-altering disease section of the books sounds absolutely fascinating! Maybe it's because I'm writing this post covid, where the idea of communicable diseases is such a recent memory.
Finally made it through this one!
This was an interesting look at the history of cannibalism. The author purposely goes out of his way to avoid sensationalism, which I appreciated.
I mean, I can appreciate sensationalized cannibalism. I lived in Colorado for several years. I went through an Alferd Packer phase. Cannibal, by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, is one of my favorite musicals.
(I was a strange child. I also went through a Lovecraft phase - still a Lovecraft fan - and a taxidermy phase.)
But, that's not what this book is. It's a response to the question of whether or not cannibalism is normal in humanity.
And for what it is, the book's not bad. The last third dragged a bit, when the focus shifted from examples of cannibalism in nature and in human history, to looking at mad cow disease, scrapies, and kuru. (There was another one in there, but it escapes my mind at the moment.)
Editor's Note: Past Maki doesn't know what she was talking about. Re-reading this review, the brain-altering disease section of the books sounds absolutely fascinating! Maybe it's because I'm writing this post covid, where the idea of communicable diseases is such a recent memory.