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serenityfound's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
slow-paced
3.0
It feels like the author is trying to be Mary Roach - with attempts at humor and such - but just does not succeed at it. There are also a number of curious references to "political correctness" that I can't determine the point (or POV) of. I do applaud him for staying largely away from criminal/MI-driven cannibalism in the 20th & 21st centuries out of respect for victim families, though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Colonisation, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Vomit, Mental illness, and Excrement
davidbythebay's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
This was a great look at what is a stomach churning subject. And I have to say, I'm taking the author at his word with some of what he says - ie, the truth about praying mantis mating or the taste of placenta - but I certainly learned a lot in an enjoyable and comprehensible book. I never groaned picking it up, though I did put it down a few times mid paragraph because of the subject matter. Truly a fun book on cannibalism. I listened to the audiobook while making chili. That was an interesting family dinner. I assure you, though, I didn't take any tips or recipes from this book. It was just an enjoyable read about cannibalism in the natural world, whether that be animals or humans.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism
Minor: Animal death, Death, and Medical content
lilbury's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
fast-paced
5.0
I enjoyed this book significantly more than I expected to. The audiobook version had a very enjoyable narrator. It was super informative and engaging, and went in directions that were unexpected. I appreciated that this book focused on the evolutionary and biological aspects of cannibalism throughout the animal and human world. It wrapped up in a very relevant way too. You will learn a ton from this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Death, Animal death, and Gore
Moderate: Terminal illness, Body horror, Colonisation, Medical content, and Child death
Minor: Murder and Violence
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