Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

A Taste for Poison by Neil Bradbury

27 reviews

abby_can_read's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.0

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I enjoyed this book. This book contained eleven poisons, and for each one Bradbury explained how each one worked and how it was used by a killer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Medical trauma, and Vomit

rubyslippers96's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Murder

jonna_doucette's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

In a unique take on the historical true crime genre, Dr. Bradbury presents a refreshingly science-forward exploration of several well-known poisons footnoted by infamy. Throughout his careful descriptions of each compound's chemistry and its resulting impact on the human body, I appreciated the balanced perspective that, in many cases, what kills can also cure.

As an aside, I will say that readers should not operate heavy machinery while listening to this audiobook! Derek Perkins' narration is the definition of soothing, and I mean that in the BEST way. It evokes the sensation of an afternoon couch-nap while watching a British procedural.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Medical content

anniereads221's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Animal death, Death, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Medical content, Gore, Child death, Blood, Violence, Suicide, Sexism, Murder, Drug use, and Animal cruelty

siobhanward's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.0

 I've read a few books on this topic now, and while this was a decent book, it wasn't my favourite that I've read (that would be The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum). Bradbury told a good story, but often the pieces felt disjointed and sometimes a bit too quick. While some of these books struggle with being too scientific, this one felt almost too surface-level at times.

It was still a fun read and if you enjoy poison/true crime/Victorian science, it's definitely worth picking up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical content, and Death

helena_chris's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Abortion, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Drug abuse and Addiction

atalea's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Drug abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Vomit

cmbohn's review against another edition

dark informative relaxing medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

crssmith's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.5

A nice starter for the field. Toes the line between too science-y and not science-y enough--some of the chapters are all too brief. That said,I learned a lot! Even that there was a poisoning in my home town 10 years ago (oops).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Chronic illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, and Vomit

lilawsahar's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

It doesn’t read like non-fiction which is a plus for me! It was informational but also talks about past poisoning cases which read like a fun lil story (if you thing true crime is fun haha). I will definitely read other books by this author! Loved his writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Murder, and Medical content

Minor: Drug abuse, Vomit, and Violence