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The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by E.B. Hudspeth
12 reviews
el_wheel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Medical trauma, Death, Torture, Medical content, Body horror, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury
liesthemoontells's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The first part of the book is a tragic biography, exploring the relationship between science, power, and madness through one man's personal, professional, and mental rise and descent. It is an excellent imitation of a real historical biography, both in terms of style and narrative - much of the story is gleaned from the gaps between "evidence" left behind.
The second half of the book was a bit disappointing - I was hoping for longer, more fantastic descriptions of animals and I found the scientific illustrations a bit underwhelming and repetitive.
Graphic: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death of parent, Misogyny, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Dysphoria
ichor_tears's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Drug use, Confinement, Violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Blood, Addiction, Abandonment, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Torture, Child death, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Animal death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Medical content, Gore, and Death of parent
halloween_writes's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Addiction
thepinkladylazarus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Animal death, Torture, Medical content, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, and Gore
mirroaoror's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Ableism
astareads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
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I was not expecting this to be a true story when I picked the book up, and finding out it was peaked my interest. The story of Dr. Spencer Black IS interesting, but more than that it's sad. There's clear trauma in his life
The second part of the book, that showed the details of Dr. Black's work, was all the more intriguing after reading about his life. It made me wonder about how he had convinced himself that creatures such as Ganesh, a goat/lion/snake hybrid or a minotaur had once been real, even though he wondered himself how such creatures would've survived.
One thing is for sure, though: dragons ARE real. A doctor said so.
Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, and Gore
Moderate: Gore, Animal death, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death
thankyouquiet's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Body horror
mirto's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent
juph's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Gore
Minor: Pregnancy, Child death, Addiction, Drug use, Excrement, Confinement, and Death of parent
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