Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris

13 reviews

pardonmylord's review

informative medium-paced

4.5

While I love the book, I do think there was something lost in audiobook vs physical book, but I liked it so much I’d be interested in seeing the physical book and flipping through it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, War, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Violence, Gore, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Death and Fire/Fire injury

cyberhavok's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, Ableism, Blood, Death, and Gun violence

beepbeep101's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Medical content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Ableism, Medical trauma, Gun violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Deadnaming, and Transphobia

ninoshmino's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, and War

georgierose's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Ableism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

lego28's review

challenging hopeful informative sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War

drkappitan's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

3.5

As with many nonfiction books written for general audiences, I found myself appreciating the information and the overall shape of the narrative while being immensely irritated by the repetition of facts that had already been told. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Body horror, Medical trauma, and Medical content

monnibo's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Death, and War

peachani's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, War, Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror and Medical trauma

Minor: Body shaming, Vomit, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

ehmannky's review

emotional medium-paced

4.0

A really fascinating nonfiction book about the dawn of plastic surgery. It honestly made me think differently about the entire field. I think Fitzharris did a good job balancing the idea of this man being a true gamechanger in his field without painting him as an isolated genius who didn't need/want to rely on anyone. Gillies honestly just seemed like a really rad dude all around. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Ableism