Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum

18 reviews

megaponyprincess's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

aestass's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.0

In depth explanation on how the science of toxicology developed, using individual characters of the time and specific criminal cases as a backdrop.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Medical content, and Murder

sam_rm94's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.25

“The dose makes the poison.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Murder

sunbearbeam's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death and Child death

sonygaystation's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

4.25

Really interesting and thorough on so many different types of poisons, but pretty hard to listen to at times. Hearing about how people died and how they used dogs for poison testing in graphic detail was really uncomfortable for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer and Child death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, and Abortion

chelsealauren17's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Medical content, Murder, and Alcohol

honeygirl13's review against another edition

dark emotional informative

5.0

Wonderfully informative, utterly fascinating. 

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Content Warnings

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

balrogfemme's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

5.0

As my graphs indicate, I’m not a huge nonfiction reader, but I was genuinely wandering around the house reading this while walking. I’d already watched the documentary, but I’d say the book is even better, and manages to make forensic toxicology gripping. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

asphodelashes's review against another edition

informative mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Pedophilia and Suicide

jetpackdracula's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Abortion