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Holtak vallatója: Nagy-Britannia első számú törvényszéki kórboncnokának emlékei – avagy élet a halál közelében
Richard Shepherd
4.22 AVERAGE
1.56k reviews for:
Holtak vallatója: Nagy-Britannia első számú törvényszéki kórboncnokának emlékei – avagy élet a halál közelében
Richard Shepherd
4.22 AVERAGE
Here continues my morbid obsession with hospitals, crime and death (who doesn’t love a good murder mystery!!).
Reviews raved about this book, and I must say they were right! After being a massive fan of Silent Witness I was prepared for the gory details that would be described in the book - but was impressed with the sensitivity and realness Dr Shepherd gave to each individual case he described in the book.
At times, it was incredibly heavy (what else do you expect from a pathologist's life story though!), and it took a good 100 pages for me to get stuck in. A quick moving, case filled with gory murder details? No, but an depth and substantial knowledge and education of pathology and the science behind it was fascinating.
The descriptions of the 9/11 site, the Bali bombings and the death of Princess Diana really stuck with me. Here is someone with first hand experience of these events and how the aftermath was handled. The book is well and truly fascinating.
Reviews raved about this book, and I must say they were right! After being a massive fan of Silent Witness I was prepared for the gory details that would be described in the book - but was impressed with the sensitivity and realness Dr Shepherd gave to each individual case he described in the book.
At times, it was incredibly heavy (what else do you expect from a pathologist's life story though!), and it took a good 100 pages for me to get stuck in. A quick moving, case filled with gory murder details? No, but an depth and substantial knowledge and education of pathology and the science behind it was fascinating.
The descriptions of the 9/11 site, the Bali bombings and the death of Princess Diana really stuck with me. Here is someone with first hand experience of these events and how the aftermath was handled. The book is well and truly fascinating.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Gore
An outstanding book that has you gripped from the first page to the last. Not for everyone - there are some scenes that some may describe as gruesome - but the care and dedication that Shepherd puts into his work from day 1 is incomparable. A must-read for anyone with any remote interest in the medical, pathology, or forensics field.
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It took me ages to finish this. The content is fascinating - I thought I'd enjoy the forensics aspect, but I was surprised by how much it also revealed about shifting social attitudes and how interesting that was. What slowed me down was partly the slightly clunky prose style, but mostly how depressing it got. A lot of the high profile cases Shepherd was involved with led to public inquiries and reading about the institutional failings of the British authorities was kind of a bummer, especially during a pandemic in which Britain has one of the worst death tolls in the world.
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A peek into a world that very few people are privy to. He covers topics from racism, consent and mortality to the impact of a high profile, high intensity job on family life, and the personal tragedies that informed his choice of career and his path through it.
A fascinating look into a subject I'd only ever seen through dramas like Silent Witness and court cases reported by or told to me by the participants. I enjoyed how it reflected on how things were changing over time and what was better (especially science wise) and what was worse (mainly due to politics/funding issues). I enjoyed the critical take on the Justice system also as I too believe there should be improvement in that area. It is interesting to note that 30 years ago we were actually in a similar position to the U.S. today (without the guns) as regards deaths in custody especially of Black people and the reasons that lead to this.
An interesting take into life after death. The book was interesting, although occasionally dry. There were many interesting facts and overall I enjoyed this book and was happy to continue reading. Interesting insight into the death of Princess Diana amongst others. At one point when younger I told my dad I wanted to be a pathologist, mainly after reading crime stories where they walked in gave an answer to what killed someone and then left, after reading this book I feel I was right to abandon this idea, I would not have had the patience to study for as long as necessary, and I’m not sure on how well I’d deal with dead bodies. An interesting read, I would recommend it.
A fascinating blend of memoir and some of Dr Shepherd's most interesting cases. A must read for anyone with an interest in autopsies and and the life of one of Britain's most leading forensic pathologists. #unnaturalcauses #drrichardshepherd #tea_sipping_bookworm #bookstagram #bookqueen #amazon#kindle #litsy #greatreads