Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd

21 reviews

eclecticreadswithash's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Wow! This book was thoroughly engrossing from start to finish. Dr. Shepherd is a masterful writer, who's clearly been passionate about his career from the beginning. With care, he recounts some of his most memorable cases and weaves into it the impact on family life. 

While not for the squeamish, it's important to note if you're curious about this book, that Dr. Shepherd isn't shy about sharing the nitty gritty details of his post-mortems. And for some his detached, scientific descriptions can be unsettling. 

For some reason, I find topics surrounding forensics, death and true crime really interesting. This was right up my alley! And a good pick for spooky season! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

lucymaydavis's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

dale1997's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sarahlreadseverything's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Police brutality, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

Minor: Addiction and Self harm

sineadisreadingagain's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

halletttime2's review

emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lapuce1006's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

pageswithamber's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Police brutality

nojerama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

A follow up from reading Beyond The Tape by Dr Marie Cassidy last year. A fascinating book that captivated me from the get go, and the more reflective tone and focus on Dr Shepherd's mental health was an interesting perspective to pair alongside the clinical case studies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Excrement, and Dementia

carlytenille's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail