Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Неестественные причины. Записки судмедэксперта: громкие убийства, ужасающие теракты и запутанные дела by Ричард Шеперд, Richard Shepherd, Иван Чорный, Ivan Chorny

15 reviews

dale1997's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bobinsbooknook's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

 

This book is insightful and full of knowledge in a way that is easy to follow without downplaying the difficulties which naturally come with a job such as this. The fascinating cases kept me hooked and is not a book I will likely forget. 

I enjoyed hearing about the progression of pathology cases from his first autopsy as a resident, general pathologist and forensic pathologist and how they were impacted by technological advancements and  social pressures. The cases he has chosen to share were incredibly harrowing yet insightful and include some of the wider known unnatural deaths. 

Chapter 19 almost felt like a Sherlock investigation. Very interesting and methodical. Even though he must be very confident in his findings, he doesn’t come across as arrogant or self-serving when proving himself right to detectives.

The Marchioness disaster on the river Thames was so harrowing and this book provides a unique and valuable perspective into the challenges of identifying so many bodies and how the nature of the investigation of body count and informing loved ones comes into play. 

Throughout this book you can see Dr Shepherd show the vulnerability around his personal and professional concerns - 

the loss of his parents, miscarriages and PTSD diagnosis

- which really adds a level of humanity to a profession which seems very grim. 

Overall, would recommend to anyone who enjoys a strong medical memoir. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, and Death of parent

lapuce1006's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

pageswithamber's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Police brutality

siobhanward's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

 This was a really interesting read and I loved the attention and care that was given to each case. Shepherd was also very open and honest about his experience with PTSD, including noting that it wasn't tied to a specific case, just to the experience of being a pathologist in general. I could have used a little less of his personal life, but I do get why it was included. This was a great read that really covered an interesting period in the UK's history through the lens of a forensic pathologist, which was definitely a unique perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Medical content, and Murder

allara_emily's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Terminal illness

katiej's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

Interesting and intriguing book. Learnt lots and enjoyed the stories. Some sad parts and very well known cases which really fascinated me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Blood, and Car accident

emily_p1's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

lhaigh's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Rape

jen_abrahall's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

I absolutely loved this book, despite the ‘big book fear’ i absolutely loved this one. i perhaps have an unhealthy interest in true crime but this left me satisfied that i’d understood the complexities of the cases from a pathological perspective. Admittedly a little graphic at times but i fear without this the enormity of Dr Shepard’s work and career would be lost on the reader. thoroughly interesting and enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship