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A review by katiescho741
All That Remains by Sue Black
4.0
This was an excellent book about death in all its forms. Telling people you're reading a book about death makes you sound like a bit of an oddball, but Black gives this book an informative yet casual tone...she makes death sound like something no one needs to fear.
Sue Black has lived an impressive and varied life and she shares with the reader her various experiences of death; from her personal stories of deaths in the family, to her time helping to identify bodies in a war zone. This is a great read for any fan of either True Crime or Crime Fiction as Black goes into detail about the reality of body disposal and the ins and outs of decomposition.
Some sections are not recommended while you're eating your dinner, but overall Black has written an entertaining, touching, and very interesting book on a topic that most people do not like to talk about at all.
I enjoyed the stories from her time as an anatomy student and the people who want to donate their bodies to science...this book is an unintentional advert for donating your body, and a reminder of what anatomy students can go on and do, and how thankful they are to those people who allow them to learn the skills they need.
The sections on identification were very intriguing, again, a good read for anyone with an interesting in crime fiction or non-fiction.
This book is a great read, and leaves you feeling comforted about death.
Sue Black has lived an impressive and varied life and she shares with the reader her various experiences of death; from her personal stories of deaths in the family, to her time helping to identify bodies in a war zone. This is a great read for any fan of either True Crime or Crime Fiction as Black goes into detail about the reality of body disposal and the ins and outs of decomposition.
Some sections are not recommended while you're eating your dinner, but overall Black has written an entertaining, touching, and very interesting book on a topic that most people do not like to talk about at all.
I enjoyed the stories from her time as an anatomy student and the people who want to donate their bodies to science...this book is an unintentional advert for donating your body, and a reminder of what anatomy students can go on and do, and how thankful they are to those people who allow them to learn the skills they need.
The sections on identification were very intriguing, again, a good read for anyone with an interesting in crime fiction or non-fiction.
This book is a great read, and leaves you feeling comforted about death.