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heyitsashleigh's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book to be a really interesting insight into lots of things - the workings of the human body for one, and the process of a post-mortem and the work of pathologists. But I also found it interesting in its descriptions of how some of the systematic failures we have experienced (and continue to experience) in society have contributed to the deaths of many people. How lack of training on how to safely restrain people has led to police officers suffocating detainees (including the part race plays in this); how previously held attitudes towards child protection issues have led to the unexplained deaths of babies being largely ignored, meaning parents go on to inflict abuse on future children; and how human error and lack of adequate safety procedures has led to hundreds of people being killed in transport disasters.
Overall I enjoyed this book. I found it a bit too graphic and technical in parts, but I found it really thought provoking on a lot of important topics. Also I love a good murder mystery so that element came into play throughout which was great! 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Hate crime, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, and Chronic illness
Minor: Self harm and Vomit
lucypratt7's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Child death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Death of parent and Police brutality
Minor: Self harm
anniereads221's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Medical content, Murder, Mental illness, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Rape, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence
melplays9000's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Murder, and Police brutality
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
jen_abrahall's review
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Self harm, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Car accident, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
ymer's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical content, Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, and Self harm
aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Suicide, Sexual violence, Stalking, Self harm, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Car accident, Cancer, Blood, and Addiction
caitlin_43's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
bethsbookshelf's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
hereshereads's review against another edition
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Police brutality
Minor: Rape, Self harm, Drug use, and Cancer