Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer by Dean Jobb

5 reviews

ladygenevieve's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

I really liked this book. It discloses numerous mistakes and clues that the police overlooked in their investigation. I like the how facts are presented in an entertaining manner. It’s very easy to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

buildingtaste's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.0

An interesting case, and not one I was familiar with. The author takes a bit of a different approach and does not center the killer or his psychology, but rather each crime and how authorities addressed (or didn't address) the death. A little bit repetitive in places as Jobb tries to lean heavily on the connection between detective fiction and investigation methods of the 1880s and 90s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

librarymouse's review against another edition

informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

This is a well written and engaging account of a terrible man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

tuesdaydg's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

3.0

This was an interesting history of a Victorian-era killer which I knew very little about. I found it skillfully written and thoroughly researched, but a little convoluted and repetitive at times. The violence against women in this case is horrific, so I absolutely LOVED the way this prejudice is recognized and condemned in the epilogue. Overall, I thought it was quite interesting, and I can’t believe a criminal as negligent as Dr. Cream was able to get away for so long without being caught.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Murder

jakobmarleymommy's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism