Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Die fabelhafte Welt der Leichen by Mary Roach, Michaela Grabinger

85 reviews

tenderdispatches's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

4.5

Some of the language is a little dated, given that it was published over 20 years ago, but it's still a fascinating and informative read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Medical content

am4man's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Grief

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark funny informative slow-paced

4.0

This was different than I thought it was. So Mary, separates each chapter into something than can or used to happen to bodies. From Cremation and Embalming to body farms and compost, there are many ways that people have developed to respect the dead. This taught me so much (most of it gross) about ways you can give back when you die. Between donating your body to science, getting composted into plant fertilizer, or becoming crab food, science continues to develop ways of studying death. It was very informative and well organized. On the flip side I would say that the narration was kinda slow and a little too relaxing. Other than totally grossing me out, this was a funny and informative book about what happens after you die. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, and Grief

xread_write_repeatx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Torture, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death and Pregnancy

overduck's review against another edition

dark funny informative

4.5

I read Bonk earlier and decided to read this work by the same author, and I was not disappointed. I finished this book about a month ago, and I still think around once a week about something I learned it it. I really enjoy books like this that are not just educational but also change the way I think about something. It was also very witty. This book is for the terribly squeamish, however--some parts were a hard read. My only complaint is that it's not terribly current, so some information is outdated. I would love to read an updated version of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

lenelli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

hevlav's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

Incredibly solemn yet surprisingly hilarious. I don’t read a lot of nonfiction, but Roach did a wonderful job of balancing the sad and gory with reflection and fun. I’m glad I already don’t eat meat, because there’s no way I would after the many many comparisons between cadavers and lunch. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

elg1105's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

teganbeesebooks's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

5.0

I would be interested to see an updated edition with how practices have changed in the last 21 years. Super informative and I'm looking forward to reading her other books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

klbreyfogle's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was an interesting read! I listened as an audiobook which was fine for the most part but having someone tell you about mellified man directly into your ears is a little jarring. It’s now a little old so if you regularly consume mortuary content (a la Ask a Mortician/Caitlin Doughty) a fair amount will be familiar, but it’s still very informative and the tone is pretty funny, so overall a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness, Excrement, and Abortion