Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul by Eleanor Herman

4 reviews

dexkit10's review

dark informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Excrement, Medical content, Vomit, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, and Chronic illness

freyacat's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.0

This book is gross - fascinating, informative, but gross. The author does an excellent job bringing to life a variety of historical figures who may, or may not, have been poisoned. She describes in explicit details the living conditions and medical practices of the Medieval period. These conditions and practices are disgusting. So if you have a sensitive stomach, this may not be the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Medical content

Moderate: Cannibalism, Blood, Excrement, Medical trauma, Animal death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kecresser's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

Love, love, LOVE this author! This the second book by Eleanor Herman I've read and she just has a great way of explaining history that makes it accessible and entertaining. I knew next to nothing about poison before starting this book, and I think the author does a great job of explaining the landscape of poisoning (both intentional and unintentional) in medieval and renaissance Europe before jumping into the case studies. I had no idea life back then was so hazardous and gross, even for the ultra wealthy and noble. There are also small bits of humor throughout the book like keeps things light. I highly enjoyed this book and will definitely be seeking out other books by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Cancer, Death, Vomit, Body horror, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, and Gore

Minor: Sexism, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Religious bigotry

witchleaves's review against another edition

dark funny informative mysterious sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Vomit, Infertility, Death, Body horror, Excrement, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Child death, Alcohol, Classism, Misogyny, and Murder