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The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth: And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine by Thomas Morris
2 reviews
blackcatkai's review against another edition
informative
tense
slow-paced
3.0
CW: medical content, illness, suicide attempt, blood & other bodily fluids, war & guns mentioned, gun violence, self mutilation, sexual content, injury details, gross things, trauma, mental illness, pregnancy
well the best parts were definitely towards the beginning, everything was pretty interesting overall. there were some ones that really make you squirm and go 'ew wtf' and I'd dare say even more so than some horror novels simply because a lot of these are real events. not all, necessarily, but most.
Thomas does a pretty good job collecting all the stories into different sections while putting his own jokes & commentary in between. there's even footnotes to explain some meanings as you go. I wish the intensity of the early stories continued throughout, but the pace is definitely up and down and not super consistent due to the best being at the start.
basically I liked this enough and I'm relatively glad I read it. gross, though.
well the best parts were definitely towards the beginning, everything was pretty interesting overall. there were some ones that really make you squirm and go 'ew wtf' and I'd dare say even more so than some horror novels simply because a lot of these are real events. not all, necessarily, but most.
Thomas does a pretty good job collecting all the stories into different sections while putting his own jokes & commentary in between. there's even footnotes to explain some meanings as you go. I wish the intensity of the early stories continued throughout, but the pace is definitely up and down and not super consistent due to the best being at the start.
basically I liked this enough and I'm relatively glad I read it. gross, though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and War
kk_bonton's review against another edition
funny
informative
medium-paced
3.75
An interesting collection of tales from medical journals
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Alcohol