Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Icepick Surgeon by Sam Kean

33 reviews

chupacobbruh's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Mental illness, Slavery, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Medical trauma

kbergsten's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Torture, Transphobia, Ableism, Abortion, Animal death, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Physical abuse, and Rape

kc_onmybookshelf's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, and Medical content

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, and Torture

panthalassa's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Slavery, Transphobia, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Deadnaming, Grief, and Dysphoria

Minor: Rape, Addiction, and Abortion

toffishay's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

I enjoyed learning about medical history, although the writing was a little weak

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Medical content

clarabooksit's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Dysphoria, Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Classism, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Genocide, Colonisation, Child abuse, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

livdelrosso's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Torture, and Pedophilia

nyearthmama's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

If there were a category for speculative non-fiction, this book would be in it. I am looking up many things the author mentions in the book for more information and confirm accuracy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Racism

reviewsandreadathons's review against another edition

dark funny informative sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Medical content, Ableism, Death, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Transphobia

akazzy8's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative mysterious medium-paced

4.75

This book was excellent! I was looking for a good spooky season book, and this was really the perfect option for me. It has notes of creepiness and dark themes, but isn't a murder mystery which is a genre I can't stand and really dominates the spooky book aisles. It is extra creepy as it talks about real happenings, and like any history book as a way to educate and make adjustments for a more equitable future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Transphobia, Torture, Slavery, Racism, Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Gore, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, Colonisation, Antisemitism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Alcohol

While there are many content warnings, I would mention they are stated in more of a detached academic fashion. While there are horrible portions, it is not always written like a story, so readers detachment from some of these acts make this book less "graphic". This certainly is not to say that these warnings aren't still there!