Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

All That Remains by Sue Black

3 reviews

kirstieanya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, Death, Body horror, War, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide and Dementia

Minor: Pedophilia

peppermint_kiss's review

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

I really enjoyed this book, which provided a good balance between interesting case studies and the philosophical musings of the author.  Although I don't agree with all of her thoughts and opinions, I feel she did a good job explaining and exploring them, using her life experiences as a springboard.  I especially appreciated the respect with which every topic was approached.  That said, although I did learn some interesting tidbits about her field of work, and found the book interesting and entertaining, it did not contain any big "wow" or "a-ha!" moments that would be necessary for me to rate it higher.  Still very much recommended for those interested in the subject, though.  Note that some of the cases explored in the book, especially related to children and war, are quite disturbing.

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Content Warnings

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

leoniemacleod's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.5

Love her and this book was great insight into her life and ongoing career, while remaining light and courteous 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide