This feels more like a collection of essays than a single, coherent book with a goal. I think that's an appropriate choice for the variety of situations where people and animals intersect in uncomfortable (and sometimes violent) ways, but YMMV.

Love me some Mary Roach. One thing I did not consider was that this book would obviously cover animals killing humans and the investigations around them. Luckily the book starts there and gets lighter as it goes on.

A very interesting and informative read, but also so slow, and filled with so much unrelated chatter about somebody's clothes etc.

My other favorite Mary Roach book is Stiff for its highly practical knowledge and guidance related to matters of human dying and cadavers. This book is now tied for favorite because of its similarly practicality, providing tons of context on and insight into various animal control methods and their effectiveness and consequences over time and around the world. 

I found myself laughing at Mary's anecdotes and asides (seriously, do not skip the footnotes) and crying about the deaths of all these "vertebrate pests" she researched for this book as well as the ongoing efforts of various humans to find the balance between acceptance and control. 

I want to give this book to my tween brother because he loves this sort of niche/dark knowledge (he has always loved reading about disasters, for example), but there are a few too many adult subjects his parents would object to at his age (ejaculation, copulation, details about pain related to killing methods, etc).

This book is absolutely hilarious! It manages to be informative about animals and ecology while still being an entertaining read.  Mary Roach's wit and humor makes this book a joy to read.

Who do I recommend this book to: People who like biology, ecology, and humor
Will I read more by Mary Roach: Absolutely