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Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom
12 reviews
sistersin124's review
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Colonisation, Death, and Antisemitism
vohak's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Antisemitism, Murder, Blood, Animal death, and Child death
The author handles it all retty well but don't read it if you're squeamish.greatexpectations77's review against another edition
5.0
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.musicalpopcorn's review against another edition
3.5
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.
Graphic: Classism, Death, and Medical content
Minor: Hate crime, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, and Genocide
moore2030's review against another edition
5.0
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
4.0
Moderate: Medical content and Blood
Minor: War and Racism
jhbandcats's review against another edition
4.5
Definitely recommended for people who love books and want to learn more about the less salubrious history of medicine.
Graphic: Racism, Medical content, Death, Classism, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Sexism
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.paolina's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, Murder, and Racism
Minor: Antisemitism
arlangrey17's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Racism