kmgard's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Animal death and Homophobia
asacco9642's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Genocide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Body horror, Child death, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Dementia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, War, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
sallyinroma's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Miscarriage
old_man_niemand's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Gore, and Medical content
Minor: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Genocide, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness
erinreadsslow's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gore, Blood, and Murder
beholderess's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Medical content, and Child death
elvahn's review against another edition
4.75
I read this book in part because I want to find ways to help process and eliminate mysteries surrounding death, to some degree, especially after these last few years. This book helped, examining the topic through a scientific lens while also highlighting all of the care work that often goes unnoticed. If you're interested in these kinds of conversations, I highly recommend reading this book. ...just remember to take breaks!
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Miscarriage, and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Cancer, Murder, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Some chapters were more emotionally challenging to read than others, so readers may want to consider planning gentle 'aftercare' rituals for their reading.teh_niarr's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Miscarriage, Medical content, Child death, Grief, and Blood
grimmauxillatrix's review
4.25
The author reads the audiobook, and the best parts are where she lets her reading get emotional. Otherwise, her voice is flat, like she's reading a paper in front of her class. She doesn't have a bad voice or an annoying nasality or anything, it just gets a little boring sometimes.
Graphic: Cancer, Excrement, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Death, Medical content, Drug abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Genocide, Car accident, Chronic illness, Infertility, Blood, and Drug use
Minor: Animal death
THIS BOOK DISCUSSES DEATH, DEAD BODIES AND THE AFTERMATH OF DEATH IN EXPLICIT DETAIL. THE SUBJECT IS HEAVY AND TREATED WITH APPROPRIATE GRAVITY AND RESPECT, BUT IT IS VERY DETAILED. IF YOU DON'T THINK YOU CAN HANDLE LISTENING TO AN UPSETTING STORY ABOUT A DEAD BABY, DO NOT READ THIS BOOKhavelock's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Child death and Grief