I bought this book because the subject matter fascinates me as a writer. Grimms' "The Glass Coffin" is one of my favourite fairy tales, and I see much symbolism in it. I am also very interested in the 18th century. 
 The book is extremely fascinating, although I must warn you that it can also be quite disturbing. I particularly found this to be the case with the second half, which dealt much more with sexual themes. Personally, I see asexual themes in the idea of the sleeping beauty/glass coffin, particularly themes of inviolate chastity, so I was a little disappointed that those issues were not touched upon. On the other hand, I was intrigued by the stories of many of the wax sculptors and anatomists involved, several of whom were female.