Reviews tagging 'Murder'

All That Remains by Sue Black

23 reviews

gilh0_0ley's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Two hours or so into listening All that Remains, I had to stop and re-read the synopsis because I had no idea what it was supposed to be about. This first portion of the book is deeply unfocused whilst Black waxes poetic about her philosophy surrounding death and personal (to her credit) accounts of her experiences of loss. Even so, she is a compelling enough writer/narrator that I opted to power through.

I'm glad I did. When Black does get into the mechanics of her career the book finally manages to gain some momentum. Her conversational style then takes the edge off what is a series of incredibly grim case studies.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder

zaramartin97's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

frenchpants's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Genocide, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

rusina's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rebeccalhampton16's review against another edition

funny informative reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and War

alliemikennareads's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

This was such an interesting read, perfect for fans of science and true crime. It was surprisingly introspective about death and dying in a way that really resonated. Sue has such interesting stories to share and a wealth of knowledge in this field - but presents information in an engaging and not boastful way. I would read many more of her life’s stories. Each chapter was a window into something new. I could see myself reading this again and learning more from it. And dare I say, am I now contemplating the value of donating my body to science? Truly a fascinating and thought provoking read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

sourryebread's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Genocide and Murder

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

   A mix of memoir and science about death and our relationship with it.
   I think I came at this from a unique perspective of having come close to death, medically, multiple times, and not having a fear of dying/being dead. The only part of death I fear is the potential pain before the actual event.
   The author said a lot I agree with, like how we should focus on having a good life while we're here and not focus so much on how long we live, but on the quality of it.
   Also, this book inspired me to finally request the paperwork to donate my body to science, which I've been planning to do, but haven't gotten around to. Which I encourage anyone to do if they can't/don't want to be an organ donor.
   Overall it was an excellent book and I learned a lot. It had a bit of true crime but was more of a memoir and science book.

Narrator Rating: 4.5 stars
  The narrator was good if a bit dry. But it was appropriate for the subject matter.

Extra ratings:  Fluff-NA    Heartfelt-4.5/5   Helpful-3/5    Horror-NA    Inspiration-1/5    Love aka Romance-NA     Mystery-NA    Predictability-NA     Spice-NA     Suspense-NA    Tear-4/5   Thrill-NA     Humor-0.5/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, and Rape

kirstieanya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Genocide and Dementia

Minor: Pedophilia

euphemiajo's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Incest, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Murder, and Alcohol