Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum

5 reviews

yourlocalscrivener's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia

jetpackdracula's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Abortion

rstegema's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.5

I'm really quite fascinated by the accomplishments of Alexander Gettler and Charles Norris and their pioneering of forensic science. This book is exceptionally informative and I'm looking forward to the other books in the Brandy Schillace Peculiar Book Club season 2 session! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Gore, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Mental illness

caroline_the_reader's review against another edition

It was very informative and interesting but it was also gruesome and at times bogged down in scientific minutiae.   I couldn't read it at lunch or before bed because of the subject matter so it was just taking too long to read.  The library assumed I lost it.  So I gave up.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

jorobin's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit