Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury

30 reviews

chemeducator's review

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, and Murder

k_shimer's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Death, Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Medical content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Torture, Blood, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad fast-paced

4.0

this was super interesting! it did make me feel a little sketchy reading in public but it was a very good read lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent, Child death, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Death, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

abby_can_read's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

Review pending St Martin Press boycott. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma, Child death, and Vomit

rubyslippers96's review

informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Murder

jonna_doucette's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

In a unique take on the historical true crime genre, Dr. Bradbury presents a refreshingly science-forward exploration of several well-known poisons footnoted by infamy. Throughout his careful descriptions of each compound's chemistry and its resulting impact on the human body, I appreciated the balanced perspective that, in many cases, what kills can also cure.

As an aside, I will say that readers should not operate heavy machinery while listening to this audiobook! Derek Perkins' narration is the definition of soothing, and I mean that in the BEST way. It evokes the sensation of an afternoon couch-nap while watching a British procedural.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Medical content

anniereads221's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Animal death, Death, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Medical content, Gore, Child death, Blood, Violence, Suicide, Sexism, Murder, Drug use, and Animal cruelty

siobhanward's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.0

 I've read a few books on this topic now, and while this was a decent book, it wasn't my favourite that I've read (that would be The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum). Bradbury told a good story, but often the pieces felt disjointed and sometimes a bit too quick. While some of these books struggle with being too scientific, this one felt almost too surface-level at times.

It was still a fun read and if you enjoy poison/true crime/Victorian science, it's definitely worth picking up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical content, and Death

helena_chris's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, Death, Child death, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Abortion, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Drug abuse and Addiction

atalea's review

dark informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Drug abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Vomit