Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

14 reviews

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

funny informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Murder

solenodon's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Death, Animal death, and Medical content

Moderate: Excrement, Cannibalism, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

kmaron's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, and Death of parent

thedinosaurkid's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

This was an amazing book. The science was great and very easily digestible. Even thought its a book about death it was very light hearted and even funny at times. 

If you would like to read this book, keep in mind that it was written in 2003. Roach uses some language that probably wouldn't be used today such as calling people "jews" and other similarly upsetting things. It doesn't seem like she had bad intentions but its just something you should be weary of when enjoying this book. 

Chapter 10 was very gross and interesting. 4.5/5 stars :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Cannibalism