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Reviews tagging 'Body horror'
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon
7 reviews
rheagoveas's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Slavery, and Violence
allisonmeyette's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Animal death, and Classism
tlholmes's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Torture, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, and Misogyny
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
nassuada's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Misogyny, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Classism, Death of parent, Slavery, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War, Rape, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Child abuse, and Abortion
sophiesaurus91's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Body horror, and Slavery
bookstorian's review against another edition
3.0
A clever and relevant start, the book begins with some startling facts about true crime as a genre of fiction and how her book also connects with this genre. Using a range of sources Emma Southon details murder across all social classes and gender (men, women, slaves, emperors, wealthy families, few are left untouched). I loved the cheeky use of language and comparisons to modern life, it made the non-fictional work easy to digest. In addition, I learnt so much about Roman law, politics, family lives and justice (or injustice).Â
The only downfall for me was that the names at times became tricky to distinguish and, at times, moments of the book just washed over me. I would recommend making sure you complete at least one chapter per sitting rather than pausing part way through the chapter and coming back to it later.Â
The book encouraged me to recall information from my days as a history student and reminisce on my time in Rome. If you are a history lover or one of the millions of people obsessed with true crime, check this title out.Â
Graphic: Murder and Body horror
vicious's review against another edition
5.0
This book is about the complicated definition of murder from a Roman standpoint, comparing it to a modern viewpoint to realistically put into perspective just how different today's world culture is from that of ancient Rome. It's very fascinating. If you're into true crime and/or Roman history, you will love it. If you, like me, are not into either, you may still take a liking to it as I have. If only all history books were written in such a fun and engaging manner maybe more people would be interested in history as a whole.
There are some hefty trigger warnings to take into account with this book as it does detail some brutal and gory deaths. Also, definitely keep a placeholder on the footnotes; they can be a joy to read and often provide additional information.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, Slavery, and Suicide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Incest, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, and Pedophilia