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The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine by Thomas Morris
14 reviews
kain47's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma
gargoyles's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical content
citrustree's review against another edition
Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma
pryorlee's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Death
jetpackdracula's review
4.0
Graphic: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail
lilyofthevalley_reads's review
Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma
blackcatkai's review
3.0
well the best parts were definitely towards the beginning, everything was pretty interesting overall. there were some ones that really make you squirm and go 'ew wtf' and I'd dare say even more so than some horror novels simply because a lot of these are real events. not all, necessarily, but most.
Thomas does a pretty good job collecting all the stories into different sections while putting his own jokes & commentary in between. there's even footnotes to explain some meanings as you go. I wish the intensity of the early stories continued throughout, but the pace is definitely up and down and not super consistent due to the best being at the start.
basically I liked this enough and I'm relatively glad I read it. gross, though.
Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and War
siobhanward's review against another edition
3.0
Anyway, points to Morris for finding lots of interesting stories I'd never heard before. Lots of weird stories, interesting stories and disgusting stories. Definitely a fun read if you're into the history of medicine, or honestly just weird medical tales.
Graphic: Medical content
emory's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
nonbinarian_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny