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bridget_t's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Self harm
alisonannk's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Terminal illness, Vomit, Police brutality, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer
nila's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Police brutality
_shonahenderson's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
heyitsashleigh's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book to be a really interesting insight into lots of things - the workings of the human body for one, and the process of a post-mortem and the work of pathologists. But I also found it interesting in its descriptions of how some of the systematic failures we have experienced (and continue to experience) in society have contributed to the deaths of many people. How lack of training on how to safely restrain people has led to police officers suffocating detainees (including the part race plays in this); how previously held attitudes towards child protection issues have led to the unexplained deaths of babies being largely ignored, meaning parents go on to inflict abuse on future children; and how human error and lack of adequate safety procedures has led to hundreds of people being killed in transport disasters.
Overall I enjoyed this book. I found it a bit too graphic and technical in parts, but I found it really thought provoking on a lot of important topics. Also I love a good murder mystery so that element came into play throughout which was great! 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Police brutality
Minor: Self harm and Vomit
lucypratt7's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Murder
Moderate: Police brutality and Death of parent
Minor: Self harm
anniereads221's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
melplays9000's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
jen_abrahall's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
ymer's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, and Murder
Moderate: Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent