Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

3 reviews

kstericker's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Body horror and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

evelix's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This book was so well written and really enjoyable, especially for a non fiction book, which is a genre I don’t usually dive into. The story of the Oxford Dictionary is so fascinating, and the way Winchester intertwines the stories of both James Murray and William Minor is masterful. I found that he was able to write in the tone of the time while also handling the subject matter sensitively, making sure to finish the book in remembrance of George Merrett. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Pedophilia

ssione5's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Murder, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Dementia