Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

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

7 reviews

gracie_reads_everything's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Very fascinating book on a macabre subject. Adds contexts to these objects and rehumanizes remains in a medical setting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Classism, and Medical content

Minor: Genocide, Gore, Medical trauma, and Racism

edenofalltrades's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Genocide

musicalpopcorn's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

A book about the history of books bound in human skin, Dark Archives gives the reader a lot to think about in terms of medical ethics. I found this book to be quite interesting. It made me think about a lot of things I’d never thought about and that would make a lot of people very uncomfortable. 

I did find that by about 3/4 through the book, there was less to do with books and more to do with the ethical dilemmas of using bodies for various means after death. I’m not necessarily complaining, as it was still thought provoking….I just found my interest starting to wane a bit. 

Overall I’m glad I read this book, although I doubt I will be able to recommend it to many people. It’s a tad niche. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Hate crime, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, and Genocide

moore2030's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Body horror, and Medical content

Minor: Murder, Slavery, Genocide, Antisemitism, Blood, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Racism, and Cultural appropriation

chloesnotscared's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Slavery, Racism, and Genocide

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Blood, Antisemitism, Racism, Medical content, Body horror, Death, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Misogyny, Animal death, Genocide, Child death, War, Sexism, Suicide, and Slavery

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Sexual violence

Descriptions of the Holocaust and other acts taken/beliefs espoused by the Nazi Party throughout WWII era. Descriptions of tanning process and related topics, of both animal and human skin. Discussion of medical ethics and violations thereof, including desecration of corpses. Mostly allegorical mentions of sexual violence/rape.

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