Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science by Douglas Starr

3 reviews

miamoo1004's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Murder, and Rape

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, and Confinement

katrinaburch's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.25

This book was fascinating! I had heard about the case of Vacher but only knew scant details. So reading this was really interesting. Not only was the case interesting but also the interwoven history of science and the growth of it during the last part of the 1800s. Starr writes in such a way that it reads really well and not dry like some non-fiction science books can be. This book is also very very well researched.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Stalking