euphemiajo's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Blood, War, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Animal death, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, and Incest
apersonfromflorida's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, and Pedophilia
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Cancer
caidyn's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Gore, Grief, Death, Dementia, Death of parent, and Cancer
navayiota's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence, War, Pregnancy, Genocide, Murder, Trafficking, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
Minor: Abandonment and Cancer
peppermint_kiss's review
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Violence, War, Death, Genocide, Medical content, Murder, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Hate crime
Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Suicide, Body horror, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Animal death, Incest, Terminal illness, and Blood
Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, Vomit, Cancer, Cannibalism, Torture, Chronic illness, Dementia, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
nyhofs's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: War, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Gore, Medical content, Genocide, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Rape, Child abuse, and Pedophilia
n_t_sh_'s review against another edition
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Animal death, and War
Minor: Suicide
Professor Black and I work in different different sand pits in the same park. I work in the profession of dying, not the dead. It is interesting to be thinking of someone else's job, an opinion I hear about my own and dismiss every day "How can anyone do that?" But said with admiration and a gratitude that someone with this passion and consideration is in the role. I have never wanted to speak/contact an author before but I would like very much to discuss how we could continue to learn from each other, as I have learned from this memoir.cicelybelle's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Murder
anovelbeauty's review
4.75
This book has been on my TBR for ages and I finally got around to it. It’s probably not for people who are a bit squeamish about blunt discussions about decomposing bodies and any of the trigger warnings mentioned above. However, given the topic matter, Dr. Black does a lovely job at thoughtfully and honestly portraying death from honouring those who donate their bodies to science to teach the next generations of scientists and doctors, but also harder topics like murder and mass tragedies. She takes you through her own journey from working at a butcher’s after school in Inverness and through her career as a distinguished forensic anthropologist. The book is meant to help us be more comfortable with the concepts surrounding death, but also understand the science that has formed modern day forensic anthropology. It’s honestly extremely fascinating and I really appreciated how well Dr. Black takes your hand to explore her world and career. Even if you’re not extremely interested in forensic anthropology as a field, I would still recommend this as a way to be more comfortable with death, as it’s one of the few things guaranteed to touch all of us in life. This is thoughtful, educational, poignant, and sometimes humorous. I hope you’re able to take as much out of it as I have!
Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Genocide, and Child abuse
Minor: Sexual violence and Child death
pseudoliterature's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness