Review: Crap Taxidermy by Kat Su

Title: Crap Taxidermy

Author: Kat Su

Year published: 2014

Category: Adult nonfiction

Pages: 96 pages

Rating: 5 out of 5

Location: (my 2024 Google Reading map): Image from all over the world

Summary: A relaxed toad enjoying a smoke and a brew. A cat with eerily flexible front legs. A smiling lion with receding gums. Whether you choose to laugh or cringe at these spectacularly bad attempts at taxidermy, you won't be able to tear your eyes away from the curiosities inside. This volume brings together the very best of the worst (along with a DIY "Stuff Your Own Mouse" lesson by an Insect Preparator from the American Museum of Natural History), showcasing the most perverse yet imaginative anatomical reconstructions of the animal kingdom you'll ever see.

Review: Every time I go to my local indie bookstore I see this little book near the checkout desk. And every time, I look at it and laugh out loud. 

This weekend is the 50th anniversary of said indie bookshop and they had discounts on everything so I finally broke down and bought this book. I went home and laughed out loud as I looked through the images. They are just so bad! And so funny! Here is one of my favorites.

The book is separated into section ("dynamic poses," "strange anatomy," etc) and my favorite is "it's in the eyes." The best part is that the images are from all over the world and most look like they are in museums or public spaces. If you want a good laugh, check it out.

Challenges for which this counts: 

• Nonfiction