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sophiemartin's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Death, and Medical trauma
violetsonata93's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Gore
semeyers's review against another edition
4.25
The book, written in 2003, is now slightly out of date
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Medical content
Moderate: Cannibalism, Gun violence, and Death of parent
apersonfromflorida's review
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Animal death, and Gore
Moderate: Murder
jenmcvay's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death
solenodon's review against another edition
3.0
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
stephanieridiculous's review
3.0
My biggest gripe with this book, though, is the chapter on crucifixion experiments. While all the other chapters have lengthy bibliographies and reference a plethora of resources, this chapter is woefully insufficient. It seems like Roach phoned this one in for the shock factor of it's inclusion and failed to give it the same level of respect and research her other topics received. And adjacent to that, the chapter I was most hesitant to read, about cannibalism, was mostly unsubstantiated rumors turned into more shock factor fluff, seemingly just to get you to read/be grossed out/I dunno what.
Despite all that, I learned a lot and have much to consider about my own future cadaver and what should be done with it.
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide
jhbandcats's review against another edition
5.0
Dead bodies have all sorts of potential futures. At a funeral home they can be embalmed, cremated, or dissolved via aquamation. Donated to science, they can work in med school anatomy labs, be subjected to crashes to analyze car and airplane safety, decompose naturally to assist forensic scientists in determining time of death, or be used in surgery continuing education classes.
Roach details the history of dead bodies, including stories on Burke and Hare's murder and grave robbery scheme and the first anatomy classes. She talks about failed whole head transplant operations; body composting; and bullet, bomb, and landmine studies to improve body armor. Her curiosity drives her to ask unexpected and occasionally inappropriate questions.
I think Mary Roach is a fabulous author. I'm glad I reread this fascinating book. She has taught me so much that I likely couldn't learn elsewhere. I can't recommend this highly enough.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Excrement, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Animal death, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Terminal illness, and Violence
bxtskr's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, and Suicide attempt
narpetcards's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Excrement, Gore, Medical content, and Murder