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Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind by Sue Black

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acrosstheskyinstars's review against another edition

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3.5

This was an excellent non-fiction book written by a forensic Anthropologist working in Scotland. I will say that a regular audience picking this book up might find it a bit boring and morbid. But if you are someone that finds medical content fascinating and enjoys anatomy, this is definitely the book for you. I have a background in Anthropology (including some forensic Anthropology), so I was able to connect with a lot of what the author discussed. If you have that background, I highly recommend this book. It was absolutely amazing to hear the very important work that forensic Anthropologists are able to do. With only fragments of bone, they can often determine how someone died and give a body back its identity. They are even able to do this in cold case from decades past. Truly remarkable.
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bookedandbusy's review against another edition

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5.0

I found this to be very informative and I learned a lot! I enjoyed learning more about forensics and I’ll be reading All That Remains soon!  
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4.0

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3.25

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siobhanward's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

4.0

 This was a really cool read. I loved the mix of historical stories, science and personal encounters that Black included. I thought that it was just in-depth enough to be interesting, but not so in-depth that I felt lost. There are definitely some parts that are harder to stomach than others, so be warned.

Overall, this was a fun and interesting read for anyone interested in forensic anthropology, human anatomy or who watched too many episodes of Bones in the early 2000s. 
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radfordmanor's review against another edition

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4.75

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funny informative reflective

4.5

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catamongstthepages's review against another edition

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5.0

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4.0

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surefinewhatever_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark informative slow-paced

3.0

Okay soo, I initially DNFed this one because I found myself growing bored and feeling bogged down by the more heady-science-y bits, but then about a week later, I found myself wanting to listen to the book again. 😅 SO I finished! I stand by my initial statement that the author reading her own work is fantastic, albeit it does sound a little like one long Ted Talk. Admittedly, this aspect actually worked for me. There are some really challenging anecdotes in here, and of course some light Copaganda sprinkled throughout, but that’s to be expected from a forensic scientists perspective. Overall, I learned about some of the ways our bodies tells the story of our life (and death). And I will never stop thinking about my teeth as the only (constantly) visible part of my skeleton.
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