Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

5 reviews

klbreyfogle's review

dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was an interesting read! I listened as an audiobook which was fine for the most part but having someone tell you about mellified man directly into your ears is a little jarring. It’s now a little old so if you regularly consume mortuary content (a la Ask a Mortician/Caitlin Doughty) a fair amount will be familiar, but it’s still very informative and the tone is pretty funny, so overall a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical content, Animal death, Grief, Gore, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Excrement, Abortion, and Terminal illness

jonie_rich's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

4.75

I really loved this book, but I had to skip over the parts about the dog surgery (that is putting it sooooooo mildly). I recommend it, and I think it educates a very overlooked part of our lives as humans. 

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Content Warnings

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

roadki77's review

dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Death, Car accident, and Animal death

five's review

challenging dark funny informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Excrement, and Grief

finn's review

challenging funny informative fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death, Gore, and Grief