A.J. Jacobs, Drop Dead Healthy

I enjoyed A.J. Jacobs' survey of various health regimens, probably more than I expected to. The author is likable, and I didn't find his approach to the material at all annoying (as a number of Amazon reviewers appear to). He writes a lot in the book about two family members, his grandfather and an eccentric aunt. While the aunt's stories are relevant—she's a somewhat wacko health nut—the grandfather stuff is tangential and could be omitted (though I understand why it's in there, given its importance to the author).

The Kindle version includes a lengthy index that amounts to an enormous percentage of the book—perhaps 30%. This gave the impression that the book was endless. I read and read and there was still a huge percentage left. I think the index should be omitted from the digital version. There's really no need for it, and I didn't like having the percentage of text remaining so skewed.