Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Written In Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind by Sue Black

5 reviews

morganmcginley's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

The tone and paxing of this book is excellent. I looked forward to hearing what Sue Black would be up to next. There does need to be a strong trigger warning for chapter 8, so please look into that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Rape, and Child abuse

Moderate: Deadnaming, Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage

acrosstheskyinstars's review

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

This was an excellent non-fiction book written by a forensic Anthropologist working in Scotland. I will say that a regular audience picking this book up might find it a bit boring and morbid. But if you are someone that finds medical content fascinating and enjoys anatomy, this is definitely the book for you. I have a background in Anthropology (including some forensic Anthropology), so I was able to connect with a lot of what the author discussed. If you have that background, I highly recommend this book. It was absolutely amazing to hear the very important work that forensic Anthropologists are able to do. With only fragments of bone, they can often determine how someone died and give a body back its identity. They are even able to do this in cold case from decades past. Truly remarkable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Medical content, Self harm, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

marshmalison's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Body horror and Miscarriage

palindromegnome's review

informative slow-paced

4.5

An informative and interesting perspective from forensic anthropologist Sue Black on what skeletal remains can tell us about the life and death of the individual they belong to. Along with scientific explanations of how certain bones can be used to convey details of these stories, the author includes case examples from her career showcasing how knowledge obtained from those bones helped criminal investigations. Excellent book, highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Pregnancy and Miscarriage

earla's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Medical non-fiction mixed with true crime, with many graphic and disturbing stories

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia

Minor: Torture