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Sex and scatology, cadavers and ghosts: the indecorous enthusiasms of author Mary Roachnew
An interview with Mary Roach.
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What Mary Roach Doesn't Want to Talk About in 'Bonk'new
Sadism recognizes taboo and guilt and shame; the transgression is the point. But for science, and for Roach, taboo is simply superstition, a roadblock the repressed throw up between sex and pleasure, and between research and its funding.
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
04-28-2008 |
Nonfiction
Author Mary Roach Moves from Death to Sexnew
She has a very casual style of writing, yet it lends itself well to science reporting and her survey of the world of sex research.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
04-11-2008 |
Nonfiction
You Can't Spell 'Funeral' Without F-U-Nnew
Mary Roach explores great misadventures in paranormal research and makes our final destination seem less like a morgue and more like a comedy club.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
11-14-2005 |
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