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excaliburbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
xonicolaxox's review against another edition
5.0
The world of pathology is one which has always fascinated me but that I knew little about. This book was an interesting account of the life of Peter Everett, a former mortuary superintendent, throughout his career. There were insights into the day-to-day running of a mortuary and the unique struggles the author faced in his role, as well as details of cases and post-mortems that have stuck in his mind all those years. On a surprising note, the descriptions of the author's mental health before, during and after his breakdown was unexpected but a raw and detailed account that I believe was brave of him to explore. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and was definitely opened up to the effects and dire consequences a stressful work life can have.
ammmiiiii's review against another edition
4.0
Brilliant!
The pathology-centric version of [a:Adam Kay|17160706|Adam Kay|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1594843517p2/17160706.jpg]'s [b:This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor|36349276|This is Going to Hurt Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor|Adam Kay|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507070161l/36349276._SY75_.jpg|56583337], Peter Everett documents the ups and (many) downs of his career as superintendent of Southwark Mortuary. Written with plenty of dark humour to lighten up the heaviness of the subject matter, it is an easy and fascinating read. It also provides a unique perspective on the socioeconomical failings of councils and governments over the last few decades, and the consequences stemming from this that we are yet to recover from.
The pathology-centric version of [a:Adam Kay|17160706|Adam Kay|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1594843517p2/17160706.jpg]'s [b:This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor|36349276|This is Going to Hurt Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor|Adam Kay|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507070161l/36349276._SY75_.jpg|56583337], Peter Everett documents the ups and (many) downs of his career as superintendent of Southwark Mortuary. Written with plenty of dark humour to lighten up the heaviness of the subject matter, it is an easy and fascinating read. It also provides a unique perspective on the socioeconomical failings of councils and governments over the last few decades, and the consequences stemming from this that we are yet to recover from.
georgilvsbooks's review
4.0
This was recommended to me and it was a great read!
Some parts were very disturbing but it helps that I have a morbid fascination.
‘Cases of tube jumpers were referred to as ‘one under’. Death in this manner is not instantaneous, and sometimes it goes terribly wrong.’
A great read for anyone interested in reading and learning about death.
Some parts were very disturbing but it helps that I have a morbid fascination.
‘Cases of tube jumpers were referred to as ‘one under’. Death in this manner is not instantaneous, and sometimes it goes terribly wrong.’
A great read for anyone interested in reading and learning about death.