My only criticisms are that the parts on nutrition tend toward fatphobic and his description of “biological sex” in the reproduction chapter is pretty cringeworthy and lacking in context.īut overall, it’s an illuminating read/listen. He starts with the skin and then works his way inward, describing each major body system in each chapter. Also quick question, did you know that the body is INSANE?ĭo you want to know about all all the wild things that happen in your body all the time without you even knowing it? Then this book is for YOU!! Bill Bryson is excellent at distilling facts and making it interesting. BIG MECHS!! Very reminiscent of Neon Genesis Evangelion, especially all the “angel” language.

The gender effery in this society is awesome and it MAKES SENSE!! I’m always astounded at authors who write about literal space aliens and yet it’s still all “he said this” and “she did that”. What starts as a wild romp turns slowly into a chilling look at what religious fervor looks like and the things you are willing to do when you feel justified. Misery Nomaki is a wisecracking feisty schemer who happens to be the prophesied Messiah for a futuristic society that lives in space and worships an eldritch angel shapeshifting alien thing called “The Larex Forge”.

Personally I find it thrilling to be thrust into a sci fi setting where you have NO idea what’s what or what the ‘rules’ are yet. So I went in to this with absolutely nooo idea what it was about and I’m glad I did. Self proclaimed ‘moonrat dirtbag’ scoffs at and then embraces role as Messiah for a futuristic space religion with big mechs

Neon yang the genesis of misery