Rating: 5/5
Review:
An enjoyable, entertaining read
I thoroughly enjoyed The Secret Life Of Bones. Brian Switek really
knows his stuff and puts it over in an entertaining way with genuine
science behind it all.
Switek takes us
through the very beginning of bones in early creatures (and tiny,
unprepossessing creatures they were, too) their evolution and the way
they function in the body and a great deal more besides. I found it
all fascinating and full of really interesting stuff including some
very good little diversions into things like how the bones of Richard
III were identified. Switek strikes an excellent balance, which
popular science authors often fail to do, between proper science and
a readable, entertaining book. He is a very good writer with genuine
wit at times, which he never overdoes but which makes the whole thing
an enjoyable read.
I thought this was
an exemplary popular science book; readable, informative and
entertaining. Very warmly recommended.
(My thanks to
Prelude Books for an ARC via NetGalley.)
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