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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
6 reviews
jbosio's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma
Fascinating book on the many poisons we so carelessly included in our products we used everyday.evgeorge's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Alcohol
honeygirl13's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
jetpackdracula's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Abortion
cnidariar3x's review against another edition
4.5
I've read this twice over two years. Both times were a 4.5 for me.
I learned SO MUCH and really came to appreciate just how forensic medicine was essentially developed by two guys working on a shoestring budget against many odds. There's an appreciation for the medical system that derives from having read this book, but on the same hand, one will learn about all the
The book has several interweaving themes throughout the chapters, and if I have one criticism in the book, it can sometimes feel unfocused.
If one can handle reading about medical content, experimentation, and alcoholism, or are interested in this specific history in general, I can't recommend this book enough.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Murder
Minor: Cancer and Abortion
junefish's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Suicide
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit