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calliope722's review against another edition
5.0
Very cool and interesting cases.
The author was on the forefront of the most well-known cases in the UK and it is inspiring.
The writer's love of forensic pathology is clear and I appreciate the candid way in which he talks about his mental health
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
azsm's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Medical trauma, Death, and Violence
julesreadsstuff's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Death, Police brutality, Gun violence, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Rape, Child abuse, and Medical content
grace_9613's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, Murder, Hate crime, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
pageswithamber's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings, and Medical content
Moderate: Violence and Physical abuse
Minor: Police brutality, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts
nojerama's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Hate crime, Self harm, Alcoholism, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Police brutality, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Abandonment, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Cursing, Death, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Dementia, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, and Excrement
alisonannk's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Medical content, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Death, Hate crime, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Vomit, Alcoholism, Police brutality, and Racism
Minor: Cancer
_shonahenderson's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Police brutality, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Gore, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Violence
heyitsashleigh's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book to be a really interesting insight into lots of things - the workings of the human body for one, and the process of a post-mortem and the work of pathologists. But I also found it interesting in its descriptions of how some of the systematic failures we have experienced (and continue to experience) in society have contributed to the deaths of many people. How lack of training on how to safely restrain people has led to police officers suffocating detainees (including the part race plays in this); how previously held attitudes towards child protection issues have led to the unexplained deaths of babies being largely ignored, meaning parents go on to inflict abuse on future children; and how human error and lack of adequate safety procedures has led to hundreds of people being killed in transport disasters.
Overall I enjoyed this book. I found it a bit too graphic and technical in parts, but I found it really thought provoking on a lot of important topics. Also I love a good murder mystery so that element came into play throughout which was great! 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Hate crime, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, and Chronic illness
Minor: Self harm and Vomit
eliel's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol