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A morbidly hilarious stroll through the bizarre, gruesome, and baffling trial-and-error history of Victorian medicine. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth.
- macabre
- bizarre
- fascinating
- cabinet-of-curiosities
- 01
Get well soon
Jennifer Wright
A darkly hilarious and surprisingly uplifting romp through the most devastating plagues in human history.
- 02
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
David Sedaris
A globe-trotting masterclass in finding the hilarious, grotesque, and surprisingly tender details hidden in everyday life.
- 03
Bonk
Mary Roach
A hilarious, unapologetic romp through the awkward and fascinating science of human sexuality.
- 04
It must've been something I ate
Jeffrey Steingarten · 2002
A side-splitting and mouth-watering plunge into the extreme lengths one man will go to for the perfect bite.
- 05
Bad Science
Ben Goldacre · 2008
A hilarious, exasperated, and fiercely intelligent takedown of the pseudoscience that surrounds us every day.
- 06
Gulp
Mary Roach
A hilarious, unapologetically gross, and deeply fascinating joyride through the hidden mechanics of the human body.
- 07
The Ghost Map
Steven Johnson · 2006
A gripping, grimy descent into Victorian London that reads like a medical detective thriller where science races against a deadly, invisible clock.
- 08
The Disappearing Spoon
Sam Kean
A delightfully quirky romp through the periodic table that reveals the eccentricities, obsessions, and scandals behind the building blocks of our universe.
- 09
This is going to hurt
Adam Kay
A chaotic, laugh-out-loud descent into the grueling, blood-spattered reality of the medical frontline that ultimately breaks your heart.
- 10
The man who ate everything
Jeffrey Steingarten · 1997
An outrageously funny, mouth-watering journey fueled by gluttonous curiosity and offbeat erudition.
- 11
The Oxford Book of Military Anecdotes
Max Hastings · 1987
A kaleidoscopic glimpse into the barracks and battlefields of history, capturing the humor, horror, and humanity of the soldier's experience.
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Motel of the mysteries
David Macaulay
A deadpan, delightfully absurd archaeological dig into the mundane artifacts of modern life.
