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A review by natreviews
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
This book is interesting. Originally, just the tag line on the front cover about books bound in human skin captured my attention. You quickly learn that this book is about that and so much more.
You'll get told stories of medical standards throughout history, how books are made, the value of these books, murders, and more. The writing style flows a bit clunky (for example, one chapter flows really well with the next, but others feel like a dead stop and onto something new) at times, and it can feel like a bit of a drag, but overall is super interesting.
It makes me wonder... would Dark Archives ever be made into an anthropomorphic book? Not likely (as the practice is frowned upon nowadays), but if a modern book would be bound with human skin, it would be this one.
You'll get told stories of medical standards throughout history, how books are made, the value of these books, murders, and more. The writing style flows a bit clunky (for example, one chapter flows really well with the next, but others feel like a dead stop and onto something new) at times, and it can feel like a bit of a drag, but overall is super interesting.
It makes me wonder... would Dark Archives ever be made into an anthropomorphic book? Not likely (as the practice is frowned upon nowadays), but if a modern book would be bound with human skin, it would be this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Moderate: Murder