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_shonahenderson's review
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Police brutality, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Gore, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Violence
heyitsashleigh's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book to be a really interesting insight into lots of things - the workings of the human body for one, and the process of a post-mortem and the work of pathologists. But I also found it interesting in its descriptions of how some of the systematic failures we have experienced (and continue to experience) in society have contributed to the deaths of many people. How lack of training on how to safely restrain people has led to police officers suffocating detainees (including the part race plays in this); how previously held attitudes towards child protection issues have led to the unexplained deaths of babies being largely ignored, meaning parents go on to inflict abuse on future children; and how human error and lack of adequate safety procedures has led to hundreds of people being killed in transport disasters.
Overall I enjoyed this book. I found it a bit too graphic and technical in parts, but I found it really thought provoking on a lot of important topics. Also I love a good murder mystery so that element came into play throughout which was great! 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Hate crime, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, and Chronic illness
Minor: Self harm and Vomit
paigelewi's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault
lucypratt7's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Child death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Death of parent and Police brutality
Minor: Self harm
anniereads221's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Medical content, Murder, Mental illness, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Rape, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence
hannahnott's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death and Child death
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, and Medical content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
melplays9000's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Murder, and Police brutality
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
emily_p1's review
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Suicide
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
jen_abrahall's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Self harm, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Car accident, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
mskipsey's review
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Self harm, and Mental illness