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k_shimer's review against another edition
5.0
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
horizonous's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Medical content and Child death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, Death, and Abortion
Minor: Toxic relationship, War, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexism
mercurialbooks's review against another edition
5.0
This book is brilliant, it would be difficult to find another that fits in with my non-fiction reading interests more accurately. Neil Bradbury is a Professor of Physiology and Biophysics and has written an excellent twist on the dry biochemistry textbook. Combining current biochemical knowledge, medical history and true crime I found each section absolutely fascinating and spent far too much time deep-diving the topics to eagerly discover more information.
The eleven poisons are each given an exploratory chapter. There are stories of their origin and discovery, historical cases of their use, both as a poison and a medicine, and then the biochemical breakdown of how and why they work within the body. The authors sense of humour is also threaded throughout with a very British sarcasm and wit, which absolutely kept me smiling despite the macabre subject matter.
Go buy this book!
Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Alcohol, Mental illness, and War