A review by hb_bookworm
Still Life with Bones by Alexa Hagerty

5.0

a phenomenal read that seeks to capture the blend of sacred and scientific in forensic anthropology in Guatemala and Argentina. I really appreciate the depth of the author's research and how much is covered in terms of both the history of violence as well as the history of human relationships with the dead. sometimes I don't enjoy when an author discusses their own experiences in these kinds of books, but I think hagerty does it very intentionally here to show the human impact of working in this field. this was very moving and left me with a lot to think about.