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heyitsashleigh's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book to be a really interesting insight into lots of things - the workings of the human body for one, and the process of a post-mortem and the work of pathologists. But I also found it interesting in its descriptions of how some of the systematic failures we have experienced (and continue to experience) in society have contributed to the deaths of many people. How lack of training on how to safely restrain people has led to police officers suffocating detainees (including the part race plays in this); how previously held attitudes towards child protection issues have led to the unexplained deaths of babies being largely ignored, meaning parents go on to inflict abuse on future children; and how human error and lack of adequate safety procedures has led to hundreds of people being killed in transport disasters.
Overall I enjoyed this book. I found it a bit too graphic and technical in parts, but I found it really thought provoking on a lot of important topics. Also I love a good murder mystery so that element came into play throughout which was great! 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Hate crime, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, and Chronic illness
Minor: Self harm and Vomit
eliel's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol
anniereads221's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Medical content, Murder, Mental illness, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Rape, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence
bexxhen's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Murder
katiej's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death and Child death
Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident, Blood, and Body horror
rhosynmd's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Miscarriage
melplays9000's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Murder, and Police brutality
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
emily_p1's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Suicide
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness