A review by roadki77
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris

dark funny informative medium-paced

5.0

An amazingly informative book, though not for the squeamish. So entertaining that I almost forgot it was non-fiction!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Gore, Cancer, Vomit, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Misogyny, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Ableism, Addiction, Classism, and Sexism

Minor: Torture, Terminal illness, Slavery, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Suicide