Touch is Really Strange by Steve Haines

 This graphic novel by Steve Haines is all about touch and the science of touch which is very interesting. The writer looks at touch and how it plays such a big part in our lives and how it can affect us psychologically in many different ways. The writer looks at different types of Touch and how this impacts each individual. It is also full of quotes from scientific studies on the subject which is quite interesting to read through.

I like this book because it spoke about something we would not normally think about and would normally forget about. This infographic book shows us that Touch is much more that we think and affects almost every part of our life. I also like how this book was written as a graphic novel as it helps draw the reader in and makes the reader even more interested. Furthermore, this is the science that is not taught in schools and so it is good to get this book out there for teenagers specifically to educate them about touch.

There is nothing I can think of with this book which I disliked which is good. As I said, it teaches us about something that is often overlooked and not spoken about. This book also allows us to make inferences of what will happen with the lack of touch because of the Coronavirus pandemic. It was also very interesting to see how some cities from around the world touch more than others and it was highly interesting and would allow for a follow-up book explaining why touch is more common in let's say France but less common in the United Kingdom. 

Altogether, I rate this book 3 Stars making it a good book. This is because it successfully looked at a topic which many people know little about and often overlook and so don't understand the impact that this sense has on our daily life. I think this is a topic that should be taught in schools so we can have more positive connotations with touch rather than negative connotations. It would be nice if there was a follow-up book talking about sexual touch and how that impacts our lives also.