Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

9 reviews

hpbanana's review against another edition

funny informative slow-paced

4.25

I really enjoyed this one, I definitely learned a lot about the human body. Mostly random facts I’ll end up spouting at some point but I’m here for it. Bryson walks you through the body starting in the brain, working through the body and its processes and eventually death. He explained different discoveries about parts of the body and in different areas of medicine and kept it entertaining with a variety of anecdotes; most comical in nature but ranged from inspiring to downright horrific. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a better understanding of the human body as a whole but not looking to read a dry, long winded medical article. 

I will say I didn’t like his use of the term “Western world” (which he used frequently) as I felt it often implied some sense of superiority to industrialized wealthy nations over less industrialized, less wealthy nations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Medical trauma, Medical content, Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cancer, and Death

siriface's review

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death

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

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

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

georginatomlinson's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Very informative and a great lay out someone interested in the body with a huge biology background. Well paced and a good blend of personal and historical stories and medical explanations. But don't read this is if you have a weak stomach or get upset by descriptions of illness or depressing statistics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

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

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.