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A review by capitola
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
An excellent read, equally valuable for its insights into the world of rare book librarianship and death positivity as for the history of Western medicine and bookbinding.
Graphic: Medical content and Death
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Terminal illness, Racism, Murder, Misogyny, and Grief