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Onaturligt död: Liv och död - en rättsläkares memoarer by Richard Shepherd

22 reviews

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

kira_dylan's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

xchloe_bxx's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, 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

literarylily's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad

5.0

I don't read a lot of non-fiction, so my enjoyment of this one really took me by surprise. It deals with many difficult subjects, but I feel that Dr Shepherd handled them well. I enjoyed how he delved into the science without leaving non-medical readers behind, and gave the historical basis of why certain causes of death were or were not commonly given at different times. 

I found it fascinating hearing about how the world of forensic pathology changed throughout the course of his career, how that impacted him and the field as a whole. He was very human in his recounting of various cases, being open about his struggles and failures. 

It is a well-balanced read, both between his personal life and work, and talking about famous and every-day cases. Other authors may have relied too heavily on the cases readers would recognise (such as Stephen Lawrence or the Marchionness disaster) but Dr Shepherd made the unknown cases just as interesting and really showed the full picture of his work. 

It is a difficult read at times, but so so worth it. This is a unique insight into a career that remains glamourised and mystified by modern tv shows, shedding light on what it is really like and the effects the career can have on those that stick with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism, Self harm, Blood, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

softcatpoop's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

 Great autobiography of a great forensic pathologist, i recommend if you are interested in post-mortem since the author describes it in great detail

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicidal thoughts

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

calliope722's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Very interesting book.
Very cool and interesting cases. 
The author was on the forefront of the most well-known cases in the UK and it is inspiring.

The writer's love of forensic pathology is clear and I appreciate the candid way in which he talks about his mental health 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

halletttime2's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

julesreadsstuff's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder