Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris

18 reviews

calathearosy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

roadki77's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

5.0

An amazingly informative book, though not for the squeamish. So entertaining that I almost forgot it was non-fiction!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

morbidanatomy's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

lizzyrai's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

bronbaewr's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Sexual violence, and Excrement

Minor: Ableism

friedrice's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Medical content

abreadtheif's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Vomit

brandonlicata's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

Incredible piece of scientific history woven through with the humanity and challenges that shaped a visionary’s career.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder