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jennay's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Murder, and Medical trauma
Minor: Excrement, Blood, Cannibalism, and Torture
kingsteph's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Medical content
Moderate: Gore, Murder, Death, and Child death
mjadeh's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical content and Death
Moderate: Murder, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
vale_reading's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Violence, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Cannibalism, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Xenophobia and War
Minor: Suicide and Death of parent
emmettdakool's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, and Blood
jonie_rich's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death, Cannibalism, Child death, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Suicide, Medical content, Body horror, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Murder, Medical trauma, Torture, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Excrement
apersonfromflorida's review
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Animal death, and Gore
Moderate: Murder
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
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