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Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist by Richard Shepherd
23 reviews
heyitsashleigh's review
4.0
I found this book to be a really interesting insight into lots of things - the workings of the human body for one, and the process of a post-mortem and the work of pathologists. But I also found it interesting in its descriptions of how some of the systematic failures we have experienced (and continue to experience) in society have contributed to the deaths of many people. How lack of training on how to safely restrain people has led to police officers suffocating detainees (including the part race plays in this); how previously held attitudes towards child protection issues have led to the unexplained deaths of babies being largely ignored, meaning parents go on to inflict abuse on future children; and how human error and lack of adequate safety procedures has led to hundreds of people being killed in transport disasters.
Overall I enjoyed this book. I found it a bit too graphic and technical in parts, but I found it really thought provoking on a lot of important topics. Also I love a good murder mystery so that element came into play throughout which was great! 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Police brutality
Minor: Self harm and Vomit
eliel's review against another edition
4.0
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
allara_emily's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Terminal illness
anniereads221's review against another edition
4.0
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
emily_p1's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts
jen_abrahall's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
mskipsey's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Violence
aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
caitlin_43's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Murder
mithilareads's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, 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, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder