Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

11 reviews

bessadams's review

informative lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Dementia, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

Minor: Pregnancy

gemstonejasper's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

My coworkers have started to hate this book because I came in everyday after reading a bit of it with fun (and not so fun) facts about the body. But regardless of what they think, I really enjoyed the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Dementia, and Death

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring relaxing slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Grief, Dementia, Drug use, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

simixfe's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Dementia and Cancer

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Chronic illness, Blood, Terminal illness, Death, Cancer, and Alcoholism

maddox22's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, Death of parent, Drug use, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, Dementia, Blood, Ableism, Chronic illness, and Death

dracovulpini's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Medical content

Minor: Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Blood, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, and Death

mscalls's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Animal death, Death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Dementia, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

grahamiscool's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

bookybadger's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Blood, Addiction, Dementia, Drug use, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

junefish's review

challenging funny informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Blood, Body horror, and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, Dementia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Mental illness, Gore, Excrement, and Drug use

Minor: Transphobia, Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Fatphobia

The book does not acknowledge the existence of transgender or intersex individuals.