Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

23 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

sistersin124's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed this book and the way the author presented the information. I will say there are some sections that are designed to provoke thought and can be uncomfortable. The focus is very heavy on the people who created the books and the ethics around it all but I also feel like she gives adequate discussion on those used to create the books as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Colonisation, Death, and Antisemitism

nerdsbianhokie's review against another edition

dark informative

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, and Racism

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book messed me right up, and I was here for it lol it totally freaked me out, and I'm not sure that many other people could have pulled this book off. The narrator was also a perfect match - some levity, while also focusing on the seriousness of the subject. So much information in here, and I really appreciated that the author wasn't afraid to touch on the racial implications of some of the books. There are so many tiny ways that white oppressors have tried to make sure their bigoted ideas were mainstream, and we have to catch them in history. Whatever else Ms. Rosenbloom writes, I'm in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Blood, Classism, Murder, War, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Racism, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, and Toxic relationship

If you think this is going to freak you out, it likely will, but it's not gross just to be gross.

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

metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content and Blood

Minor: War and Racism

rtaire's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Death

Moderate: Body horror and Murder

Minor: Racism, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Classism, and Misogyny

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Medical content, and Terminal illness

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

scarlett4's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, Misogyny, Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Racism