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Organ Speak

What it really means to listen to our bodies

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Organ Speak

By: Giulia Enders, Jill Enders, Jamie Bulloch - translator
Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth, Giulia Enders
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"A thrilling journey through health and disease - seen through the secret lives of our cells and organs." TIM SPECTOR

The international bestselling author of Gut returns with a spellbinding voyage through the human body

Sometimes we need to look inward to better understand life outside. Deep within us, forces are at work that protect, heal and keep us alive day after day - mostly without us even noticing.

In Organ Speak, Giulia Enders guides us through our inner landscape, introducing us to the unseen heroes of our bodies. She shows how, for thousands of years, our organs have responded to challenges with astonishing intelligence - and that they have much to teach us: What, for example, can the immune system tell us about our need to feel safe? How does the process of wound-healing mirror emotional recovery? What do we truly need to thrive?

With vivid stories and the latest science, this book not only opens our eyes to the wonders within but inspires us to approach our bodies with greater mindfulness and trust.©2026 Giulia Enders (P)2026 New River Books Limited Biological Sciences Biology Science Health
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I found this book extremely interesting. The descriptions and explanations of the different organs within the human body are presented with a mixture of awe, humour and a degree of anthropomorphism, and there are some thought-provoking comparisons between the way organs function and the way society at large functions. The content was quite complicated to understand and I occasionally lost the thread a little bit this didn't detract from my enjoyment.

Unfortunately, I agree to an extent with the previous reviewer that the narrator doesn't do the book justice. Her tone didn't strike me as 'smug' but I felt the intonation wasn't always correct for the meaning of the sentence. It didn't put me off finishing the book but with hindsight I think I personally would have done better to read, rather than listen to, this book; nevertheless it was still enjoyable and I would recommend it.

fascinating exploration of the body

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I bought this title as soon as I saw it. Had read the author's previous book and enjoyed it. Being forever interested in the nature and workings of our human bodies, I started listening to this immediately.
I don't doubt that the content is good, however, the narrator has a very smug tone which overwrites the content being delivered in a pleasant to listen to way. A bit of vocal tonation is good, but this is so far beyond anything tolerable.
I have found myself being irritated with the tone that i actually cannot hear what is being said.
It may suit the style that the book is written. Not sure.
But, no matter how hard I am trying to focus and continue with the audio, the smugness of the narration is very distracting.
I am returning the title back for this very reason.

Can't bear the smug tone of the narration

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