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jacqui242's review against another edition
5.0
Sue Black’s deep expertise and dry humour make for a most engaging read. She writes beautifully, with colourful anecdotes and thought provoking insights.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
howdyitshunter's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
4.0
You can tell she is an expert in her field because she made such a complex field accessible to learn about. I felt like I learnt so much even if I was a bit too queasy for some of it..
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, and Blood
zuv's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
Interesting collection of stories from a forensic anthropologist who details her fascinating cases that took her all over the UK, not for the faint of heart! Well written and often funny, keeps your interest and can be read in parts as each chapter details a different case.
jensimmonds's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
jessica_depariz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, and Violence
_witchpony's review against another edition
5.0
This book was written by a forensic anthropologist. She explains each of the bones, or at least in groups with their function, and at the same time, she tells you one, or several, criminal cases or stories from her investigations that focus specifically on said bone or set of bones.
The bones she hates the most are the ones in the foot, haha.
I loved it; I really liked the description of criminal cases, how anthropology helps to solve murders and the author, having a PhD, explains things in a very simple and funny way.
Criminal law is my jam, so it was not difficult for me to understand, but I deeply believe that even if you are not an expert on the subject, it is very easy to understand and like it, but keep in mind that it is quite scientific and not only about cases and mysteries.
The bones she hates the most are the ones in the foot, haha.
I loved it; I really liked the description of criminal cases, how anthropology helps to solve murders and the author, having a PhD, explains things in a very simple and funny way.
Criminal law is my jam, so it was not difficult for me to understand, but I deeply believe that even if you are not an expert on the subject, it is very easy to understand and like it, but keep in mind that it is quite scientific and not only about cases and mysteries.
kaputtt's review against another edition
3.0
Ngl thought this was about human evolution when I bought it. Not complaining though