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littleghostelli's review against another edition
4.0
An extremely important reflection on death, the humans who interact with it most closely and trauma exposure. This was a heavy and beautiful contemplation on our relationship with death and tragedy, and how we come to terms with it in our varying degrees of human-ness.
robynmaried's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely loved this!! I learnt so much whilst reading it as well. Richard has led such an interesting life and I'm happy I got to know all about it!
wintrovia's review against another edition
4.0
At times grisly and at others touching, this memoir of a forensic pathologist gives an insight into someone's who's job it is to take a dead body and work out how it died. I'm now boring anyone who will listen to me with factoids about corpses!
lucie_norel's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.5
louise_maw's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Child abuse, Deportation, and Murder
jackgray's review against another edition
2.0
“Everyone in the room… stared at him with incomprehension. He looked as vulnerable as any victim of crime, as any of his own victims”.