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Quite a bit of overlap on topics between this book and the podcast, but the art is a wonderful addition.

I have the 2nd edition, and some of the page numbers referenced weren‘t updated from the 1st edition, and are incorrect. That‘s my only nitpick!

Y‘all please read the whole thing there aren‘t enough characters for me to type it all out (I tried)

Y‘all I‘m so excited to sit on my porch handing out candy and reading this book

Another humorous look at how far we have come in modern medicine. Most of the stories in here (dancing plague, mercury, lobotomies etc.) I already knew. But it was such an enjoyable reading experience because of the wit and humor the authors managed to weave into some pretty gross stuff. I will say this book had more typos, missing words and editing goofs than any other book I have read prior. I‘m surprised none of them were caught 👇🏻

Highly recommend for any fans of medical history, random trivia, &(of course) the podcast this book is based on. Learn the fascinating, horrifying, & often gross history of medicine. Mostly familiar ground for listeners (though told with wonderful humor &added details). More than usual copy edit issues, but I remember some trouble with the publisher at time of publication so that may be why. Either way, an excellent, informative, worthwhile read.

Don't mind if I do! One book on time travel and another on medical history--can't go amiss with all of that.

Treated myself to a birthday trip to the bookstore (after finally getting to see Endgame) 😍

Oph this book was...weird to listen to as just an audiobook so keep that in mind with my review.

I know much of it is adapted from the podcasts by the authors but it's everywhere. There's no focus. The information is interesting but I feel so scatter brained in a million different directions. Each section didn't flow into each other. That being said, loved the narration and I'll look into the podcast.

I couldn't resist this Audible Daily Deal the other day so it'll be my non-fiction read of the month

A highly irreverent look at medical history. I picked this up because of the reading challenge prompt "Related to a Podcast". I'm not a podcast listener so it took me a while to find something. You'll find lots of tidbits in this but beware the typos and lack of citations, though it never claims to be a serious study. This had me chuckling at the ridiculosity of some of the things humans went through just to make themselves feel better.

I loved this hilarious read - #BookRelatedToAPodcast for my #Booked2019 challenge 😂💕

Rating: 5🌟

For my full review please visit https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2725515118

@4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen

This was a fun read about the mishaps of medicine throughout time. I really enjoyed the writing which was fun and light through many serious and gross topics, and I loved the illustration! #booked2019 #relatedtoapodcast

This was a DNF because I‘m not sure I understand books based on Podcasts. For the most part, I prefer listening to the Podcast for the information AND I already feel guilty for spending reading time listening to it, so I do not then want to reread the information. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Oh well. To each their own.

#podcasts #sawbones #booked2019 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

For the “Related to a Podcast” challenge of #booked2019.

Also pictured: library water bottle filled with cucumber water... because HYDRATE.

Also pictured: a very sweet valentine‘s day gift of a candle that‘s supposed to smell like BOOKS. Because someone knows me well.

#sawbones #books #hydrate #podcasts

I love the McElroys and when I saw Justin wrote this with his wife I wanted to try it despite never listening to the Sawbones podcast. I did end up enjoying the content and found it full of typical McElroy humor. That said, the editor did an awful job. The book was full of spelling errors, grammar issues, duplicated sentences, and pages 205-212 were straight up glued together. Still a pick since the enjoyment of the content outweighs the errors.

Please go buy this book!

I love this book 🤣

Getting in some good reading before all the Christmas chaos. I love the Sawbones podcast and the book is equally great. #happychristmaseveeve #sawbones #justinmcelroy #drsydneemcelroy

Took the hubby to Barnes & Noble as part of his birthday today and found this book for myself. I can't wait to start this one. #barnesandnoble #nonfiction #medicine #history #medicalhistory #suckerforaprettybook #bookhaul

1. The Chilling Adventurers of Sabrina ( super dark/spooky comic about witches )

2. Carmilla ( vampire classic )

3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ( witches and wizards )

4. Dread Nation ( Zombies )

5. Sawbones ( sometimes gruesome, sometimes just strange medical history )

I don't really read scary books, but I ended up being pretty on theme this month!

#SundayFunday

Currently reading

Book mail!

I've only flipped through a few pages, but the illustrations are gorgeous!

I‘ve been waiting for this one! In typical Sawbones fashion, I am alternating constant giggling with horrified exclamations and loving it. I think much but not all of the material has been covered on the podcast, but they‘re bringing greater depth to the research and fresh goofs to the table. It‘s also packed with visuals, both historic illustrations and new ones from Teylor Smirl (Sydnee‘s sister!) which add a whole new dimension to the humor.

🥧 I love pretty much any pie. Unfortunately I can't eat most desserts right now.

🍫 While I love nuts, they have no business in a brownie

😓 I got a warning once when I was in college

🚗 Unsurprisingly, I mostly listen to podcasts in the car

Thanks @jesshowbooks #friyayintro

Pre-order accomplished!

Just found out one of my favorite podcasts is putting out a book next fall! Can‘t wait to snap this up. They tell stories of early medical/science history, and occasionally delve in to slightly more modern pseudoscience as well. As a science educator, I love hearing them using evidence-based reasoning to confront questionable practices, but also making it funny accessible to non-experts.