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Synopsis:
As a medical detective of the modern world, forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal's chief goal is to bring perpetrators to justice. He has performed thousands of autopsies, which have helped bring numerous criminals to book.
In Autopsy he covers the hard lessons learnt as a rookie pathologist, as well as some of the most unusual cases he's encountered. During his career, for example, he has dealt with high-profile deaths, mass disasters, death by lightning and people killed by African wildlife.
Blumenthal takes the reader behind the scenes of the mortuary, describing a typical autopsy and the instruments of the trade. He also shares a few trade secrets, like how to establish when suicide is more likely to be a homicide.
Even though they cannot speak, the dead have a lot to say - and Blumenthal is there to listen.
Rating: 4.5/5
It's been a while everyone but I am trying to get back to blogging because it reached a point I forgot I even had a blog (￣_￣|||). University has been doing the moooost but just 2 months left and I shall be freeeeeeeee ~(￣▽￣)~ I was in a little bit of a reading slump for a while because journal articles made my brain sick of reading anything but Autopsy really pulled me out of that slump.
It was a very informative book, and well I like things that have to do with crime (not in a bad way though. I just find it interesting which is also why I started watching Criminal Minds :)). But Blumenthal had a tendency to describe really gory and brutal scenes that is not for everyone so if you cannot handle those vivid descriptions which lead to horrid images in your head, maybe pass on this book. I can handle gore but even I had to pause whilst reading because it was hectic.
The author does attempt to be humourous in some parts because overall, it is a pretty dark book that has a lot of death.
Blumenthal is extremely straightforward about how tough the job actually is and it is not at all what tv series and movies portray. I particularly think this is a good book for students who are figuring out what they want to pursue as a career, because if they have unrealistic expectations about this field, Blumenthal knocks them right back to reality and really makes you think of how difficult the job is, especially in a developing country like South Africa.
There is a lot of jargon in this book and science talk so if you don't read carefully, you may get really confused because there are many complex concepts discussed and a lot of them sometimes relate to each other.
And a little PSA, if you get easily paranoid and have anxiety over death or something to that effect, maybe pass on this book, It can be a huge trigger and can really make a person overthink and stress over the inevitable. It won't be good for your mental health if you get easily triggered by these type of things so I wouldn't recommend it to you if that is the case.
I enjoyed this book overall, It was interesting and informative, I learnt rather bizarre things and well, I have a lot of respect for all forensic pathologist because it sounds like one stressful, mentally draining job. They really do deserve more recognition.
Thank you to Jonathan Ball Publishers for the review copy and I strongly recommend you to get a copy from any book store if you enjoy learning and getting a tad bit creeped out. As for age, I'd say around 16-17 and above but that all really depends on a person and what they read.
Remember to sprinkle kindness wherever you go 💫
Until next time,
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