An amazing collection of pictures and stories, Zimmer's book catalogs the tattoos of persons who responded to a blog. He has pictures of their skin pictures and information about how the specific pictures were selected and what the meaning of the tattoos for their owners. It provides no information about the tattoo artists (perhaps an oversight.) I enjoyed every page and wondered what kind of a science tattoo I would want. I started reading this book through and got to about the halfway point before I realized this isn't a book you just sit down and read. All of the tattoos began to look the same. This is a good book to leaf through in an idle moment. Zimmer describes the science behind each tattoo clearly and with obvious enthusiasm for the subjects. The tattoos range in quality from excellent to mediocre. From the photos, many of them look to be the owner's only tattoo, and that inexperience may have contributed to not always selecting the best artist for the job. Despite these flaws, the intent behind them all is a sincere love of science, which lends the artwork its own beauty.
Great coffee table book or cubicle fodder. Excellent conversation starter.
—Luca
The content is fun, but what a beautifully produced book!
—Tourqeeey
Ok, that was just weird.
—katniss
