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bookedrightmeow's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
• Kind of stunned that this book isn't more well-known. I was riveted every time I picked it up
• Covers the author's time as a New York medicolegal investigator, dispatched to everything from natural deaths to homicides
• Definitely not for the faint of heart. Never gets gratuitous but goes into a lot of medical details
• Shares an extensive history about the author's involvement in the 9/11 recovery efforts and years-long victim identification process
• Also delves into the author's upbringing in an Orthodox Jewish family and what led him to a career in medicine
• Written with the utmost respect and compassion for the victims he encountered, as well as for their families
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
kellymy's review against another edition
Just didn’t engage me. I’ve been spoiled by Caitlin Doughty.
raehink's review against another edition
3.0
First half of the book: 4 stars for all the forensic information and a pretty clear and detailed description of the New York Medical Examiner's office and daily activity. I also enjoyed the personal information the author shared about his Jewish background.
Second half of the book: 2 stars for not being as good as the first half. I was disappointed that the World Trade Center bombings and subsequent victim identification process pretty much took over the rest of the book.
All in all, quite an interesting read.
Second half of the book: 2 stars for not being as good as the first half. I was disappointed that the World Trade Center bombings and subsequent victim identification process pretty much took over the rest of the book.
All in all, quite an interesting read.
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