Seriously disappointing. This was a long book and I invested a lot of time in it. I liken Schätzing to Stephen King in that he is extremely long windeSeriously disappointing. This was a long book and I invested a lot of time in it. I liken Schätzing to Stephen King in that he is extremely long winded. He takes pages to tell what could have been summarized in a paragraph. The book had an interesting premise. I was thrilling and provided food for thought but then it devolved into a save the climate lecture and a treatise on comparative religion. I finished it but I will not revisit it in the future.
The question remains...are we alone, and if not, do we share the earth with something else....more
If you want to know the story on many of your body's secretions and excretions, then this is the book for you. Very much written in a Mary Roach styleIf you want to know the story on many of your body's secretions and excretions, then this is the book for you. Very much written in a Mary Roach style, this book is humorous and fact filled. ...more