Reviews tagging 'Gore'

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

21 reviews

thecozyrogue's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Death of parent and War

sirianoe's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death

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

fwee's review against another edition

dark funny informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, and Medical trauma

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

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