Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek

18 reviews

wildthiiiing's review

dark informative fast-paced

4.0

This was a great read - although I typically love reading about this more macabre sort of thing. Sometimes the author didn't do a great job of breaking down the medical terms - but usually she did quite well. At times she also definitely seemed to *try* to be overtly gory or gross about things - but I suppose you should expect that when reading books about cadavers. 

You can clearly tell the author loves her job, and she writes in an upbeat manner for the most part - while giving proper somber tones when needed depending on the subject matter. Occasionally the time line jumps around a little bit - but where she is telling stories based on each particular case and less on an overall timeline, it wasn't a terrible bother. 

This is another book on my 2023 list where I read it in less than 48 hours - I could hardly put it down when I had spare time to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Violence

coatpocketcreature's review

challenging emotional informative tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Gore, Child death, Suicide, Mental illness, Murder, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Grief

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

dark informative fast-paced

3.25

This was a pretty interesting book. When I was a kid I dreamed about being a forensic scientist (not necessarily a medical examiner). I didn't love the moments when she talked like she was smarter than doctors or police (police are lazy and wanted to close the case, how could this doctor not even realize xyz) Like I get it, you have an important job but don't minimize efforts/intelligence of others. She acts like cases wouldn't have been solved if it hadn't been HER doing the autopsy. Other than the ego trip, I really thought this was interesting; particularly the chapters about 9-11. Very graphic details so don't read if squeamish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Body horror, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Addiction, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Mental illness, Child death, and Gore

honeyenbee's review

challenging dark informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Suicide, Gore, Blood, and Medical content

psychuhdelic's review

adventurous emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Blood, Murder, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Hate crime, Chronic illness, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Child death

markitherainbowreader's review

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide

shaylaeliz's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Child death

ksuazo94's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Medical content, Vomit, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Blood, Gore, Excrement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Rape, Medical trauma, Grief, and Murder

rmika's review

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide, Death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Murder

aaaugello's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Minor: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking