Rag and Bone: A Journey Among the World's Holy Dead by Peter ManseauMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
A book author (anyone with time and money to travel could have researched and written this book) should not berate a famous French medical doctor/anthropologist for his difficulties with English. Do you not speak French? And then to quote him, verbatim, in his search for words with which to communicate his thoughts to you? How irritating!
A Gentle Ribbing (name of said chapter), indeed. You, yourself, came off jealous, peevish, and more than a little childish and churlish when speaking of Dr Charlier's work. No. You will never be that caliper of scientist.
I know that it was only one chapter out of eight, but it was the one that sold me the book. Hardback. Aah. What about the other seven? Yes, there was attitude visible in those chapters, also, disguised as humor.
I gave this book three stars for research. I should have taken one back on principle - as when you give a C grade and go back and add a -. Yes, C-!
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