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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
4 reviews
kelsea's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Body horror, and Self harm
Minor: War and Suicide
musicalpopcorn's review against another edition
2.5
I had higher hopes for this book than it could deliver on. Aspects of the story were interesting, but I just found it too wrapped up in the British Victorian ideals, with the constant commentary on people’s backgrounds feeling more like classism than anything else. Lines about how Minor had “distinctly American hand-writing” confused me…a lot.
I will say the parts about his life and the murder he committed were what kept me reading. There were a few aspects of his story that were more than mildly shocking and I did appreciate learning about him.
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Classism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: War and Confinement
auntie_em's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Self harm, and Physical abuse
beulah_devaney's review
4.0
Content warnings: as you've probably guessed from the title, Winchester talks about everyone who isn't a white wealthy man as if they were some unique, vaguely repulsive alien species. Stand by for racism, sexism, abelism, and in depth discussion of body horror and self-harm.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm
Minor: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Violence