Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd

17 reviews

eclecticreadswithash's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Wow! This book was thoroughly engrossing from start to finish. Dr. Shepherd is a masterful writer, who's clearly been passionate about his career from the beginning. With care, he recounts some of his most memorable cases and weaves into it the impact on family life. 

While not for the squeamish, it's important to note if you're curious about this book, that Dr. Shepherd isn't shy about sharing the nitty gritty details of his post-mortems. And for some his detached, scientific descriptions can be unsettling. 

For some reason, I find topics surrounding forensics, death and true crime really interesting. This was right up my alley! And a good pick for spooky season! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

lucymaydavis's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

dale1997's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sarahlreadseverything's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Police brutality, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

Minor: Addiction and Self harm

louise_maw's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sineadisreadingagain's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

nojerama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

A follow up from reading Beyond The Tape by Dr Marie Cassidy last year. A fascinating book that captivated me from the get go, and the more reflective tone and focus on Dr Shepherd's mental health was an interesting perspective to pair alongside the clinical case studies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Excrement, and Dementia

eliel's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

anniereads221's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

rhosynmd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence