Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom

1 review

capitola's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

An excellent read, equally valuable for its insights into the world of rare book librarianship and death positivity as for the history of Western medicine and bookbinding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Death

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Terminal illness, Racism, Murder, Misogyny, and Grief