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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
11 reviews
honeygirl13's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
thehutonfowlslegs's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Medical content, and Murder
jetpackdracula's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Abortion
kingweirdo's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death
rstegema's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Gore, and Medical content
Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Mental illness
cnidariar3x's review against another edition
4.5
I've read this twice over two years. Both times were a 4.5 for me.
I learned SO MUCH and really came to appreciate just how forensic medicine was essentially developed by two guys working on a shoestring budget against many odds. There's an appreciation for the medical system that derives from having read this book, but on the same hand, one will learn about all the
The book has several interweaving themes throughout the chapters, and if I have one criticism in the book, it can sometimes feel unfocused.
If one can handle reading about medical content, experimentation, and alcoholism, or are interested in this specific history in general, I can't recommend this book enough.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Murder
Minor: Cancer and Abortion
marrowe's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism and Murder
jorobin's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit
seriousmoonlight's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Suicide, and Medical content
mwashenberger's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, and Medical content
Minor: Suicide