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

38 reviews

booksborrowed's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Sue Black does a wonderful job teaching the importance of forensic anthropology from head to toe. As a long-time crime drama fan, I was fascinated by the way Black was able to use her fruitful career as a catalyst to introduce or explain the human anatomy. The information was dumbed down enough for most people to understand what part of the anatomy was being described and was easy enough to follow along with very little medical background. I would recommend this for any aspiring forensic investigator or, like me, the average crime enthusiast.
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emotional funny informative medium-paced

5.0

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

4.5

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dark emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

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3.5

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4.25

The tone and paxing of this book is excellent. I looked forward to hearing what Sue Black would be up to next. There does need to be a strong trigger warning for chapter 8, so please look into that.
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4.25

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challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.5

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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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dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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