Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains by Alexa Hagerty

Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains

Alexa Hagerty

320 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction biography sociology challenging emotional informative medium-paced

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An anthropologist working with forensic teams and victims' families to investigate crimes against humanity in Latin America explores what science can tell us about the lives of the dead in this haunting account of grief, the power of ritual, and a...

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Moods

emotional 79%
informative 76%
challenging 69%
sad 69%
dark 64%
reflective 58%
inspiring 17%
tense 12%
hopeful 7%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 77%
slow 19%
fast 2%

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