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Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom
5 reviews
rtaire's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Death
Moderate: Body horror and Murder
Minor: Racism, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Classism, and Misogyny
aegagrus's review against another edition
3.75
The personal angle so central to Dark Archives certainly ties everything together fairly neatly, along with lending real credibility to Rosenbloom as an expert librarian and bibliophile. On the other hand, the highly conversational personal asides were often the points at which I was least satisfied with the book as a whole. A roughly chronological narrative about Megan Rosenbloom and her journey into and through the world of human-bound books and the lessons they hold could have been very successful. A more expansive and thematically-organized book could have been equally successful, taking full advantage of the rich interdisciplinary knowledge Rosenbloom is drawing upon. Instead, Rosenbloom has attempted something of a middle ground between these approaches. She is not wholly unsuccessful at striking this balance, but it does produce a book which is, from time to time, dissatisfying in its multifarious structure and direction. This objection is not to be overstated, however: wherever a reader's interest in the subject derives, Dark Archives has much to offer.
Graphic: Death and Medical content
Moderate: Racism, Classism, Misogyny, and Animal death
Minor: Sexual violence
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
4.0
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.enchantressreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Antisemitism, Slavery, Sexual violence, Racism, and Misogyny
maria_s's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Death, and Body horror
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Medical trauma, and Colonisation