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Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist by Richard Shepherd
17 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
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
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
bethsbookshelf's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Murder
sheryl_macca's review against another edition
5.0
Dr Richard Shepherd was a/the pathologist in a variety of well known cases; Joy Gardner, Stephen Lawrence, Lady Diana, Dr Harold Shipman, Derrick Bird. He was also a/the pathologist in a variety of major incidents; 9/11, Hungerford, terrorist attacks by Osama Bin Laden.
Dr Richard Shepherd was also instrumental, pivotal even, in the development of life saving policy and procedures regarding London's major incident plans and the safe restraint of people in custody.
Dr Richard Shepherd is also a calming force, a courageous and quiet man with a great sense of responsibility. He'saa man who admits his mistakes. He's a man who lives with PTSD, panic attacks and who isn't afraid to let the reader in.
Unnatural Causes is gripping, emotional, interesting and informative. It is macabre in parts and there are challenging sections but it's thoroughly enjoyable.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Infidelity