...."cop humor"....both sad and hilarious

...I get the last reviewers mixed feelings...I am obese and there was a 'double butt' joke about the very obese man and the hanging belly. I decided...hoped...that since she revealed the crazy funny mom of hers, she does not make fun to be cruel but makes fun to stay semi-sane. I call it cop humor....if you watched the 1st 48 and have never been around cops and paramedics and firemen, you were introduced to it. while 8 to 10 per cent percent of humans have sociopathic and biggoted minds and maybe 20 to 40 percent are just not 'spiritually/ethically in tune, at least half the population have big hearts and warm souls. that includes those professions I listed...and to preserve their minds and hearts, after dealing with murdered children and mutilated bodies, they develop 'cop humor' to survive. I choose to believe the author is in the okay half and because of the topic she writes about, she is using her survival humor....and since I have met some amazing rescue types...and some idiots... i get it it...and I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. I cry over enough of what is so sad about humanity and life....if you can handle 'cop humor', this is a fantastic listen!!

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Very interesting read.

Interesting review of a life in the real CSI.
The author is keen to point out how little like the movies or TV the real job is.
Good read but finishes fairly abruptly.

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graphic telling of crime lab life

always fascinating to hear about life in the "csi" world. brilliant read and don't listen/read if you sick easily. :)

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Minimal “gallows humour” maximum disrespect for humankind

I did not like this book, she warns of gallows humour, but mostly she just is rude about victims and their families. Very little basic empathy for humans, and I do understand you can’t be too empathetic in that job, but her form of humour was just mean spirited. The author clearly thinks she’s great with a remarkable sense of humour - I disagree. Left me thinking that I absolutely would not want to work alongside this person. Few anecdotes of things that happened during her work, the rest is just taking pot shots at people who are unable to defend themselves. I thought the narration was good as they convey the bitterness of the author.

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A Brilliant and Fascinating Book

What an eye opener into the world of American CSI. Well written and expertly narrated with a morbid sense humour. I loved this book, but its not for squeamish as the details are very graphic.

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Truthfully funny

Well written, very entertaining and informative . She sounds like a woman I could have a laugh with

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Interesting, but I skipped forward sometimes

It is certainly an interesting listen, and gives some insight into the weird world of a crime scene investigator. For my liking there was too little time spent on the science, theory, and actual crime scene investigating, and a little too much time spent on the weirder anecdotes, including some quite in depth analysis of the bathroom habits of co-workers. I skipped forward a few times when the recounting of interactions with members of the public got a bit much. This might be because I found the author a little uncompassionate, in particular when they recount dealings with people who are clearly having mental health issues. But also because the unfortunate side effect of listening to frustrating interactions, is that after a while they are frustrating to listen to.

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Hilarious, poignant and eye opening

What an incredible insight into the CSI. I couldn't and didn't want to put this book down. Yes, the humour is dark at times. But, it is read in such a way that almost lightens it. It's very easy to bond with the author who opens up her soul and let's the reader immerse themselves. When is the next chapter coming out?

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The reality!!!

Well, I laughed, cringed, toes curled etc etc etc... Fascinating. People that do this work are bloody amazing!...

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Glimpse into seldom seen world

An interesting glimpse into the very foreign world of gritty crime scene processing. For me, it tried too hard to be funny, but I loved the stories.

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