Finished Reading: The Resurrectionist by E. B. Hudspeth __________ ⭐⭐⭐⭐,5/5 Pages: 192 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy, Horror ⚠️Check trigger warnings before digging into this one, it's brutal at times⚠️ __________ Synopsis: Philadelphia, the late 1870s. A city of gas lamps, cobblestone streets, and horse-drawn carriages--and home to the controversial surgeon Dr. Spencer Black. The son of a grave robber, young Dr. Black studies at Philadelphia's esteemed Academy of Medicine, where he develops an unconventional hypothesis: What if the world's most celebrated mythological beasts--mermaids, minotaurs, and satyrs--were in fact the evolutionary ancestors of humankind? __________ I ordered this book on Saturday. It arrived yesterday. I finished it today. Was it that good? It was phenomenal! Gruesome, disgusting, fascinating, wondrous, diabolic,... But most of all, it was a literary masterpiece in my opinion. It is actually 2 books in 1. The first part is a biography of a doctor/surgeon (Spencer Black) who specializes in deformation of the human body and helping those people out by operating on them and giving them a new and preferably normal life. He and his team preformed wonders and were highly regarded. Until Dr. Black took an interest in other deformed creatures, mythological creatures, who he believed really existed. And he is willing to go very far to achieve his goals, not excluding experimenting on animals... The second part of the story, is a codex Dr. Black created, of all said creatures he studied and his findings about them. My thoughts: The drawings were absolutely stunning. I loved the biography of Dr. Black and how he came to be in the end. He started out with such high expectations and he MET those, achieving success in a field that was completely new at the time! Only to leave it all behind and completely squanders his reputation... I wished the book was bigger though. The first 65 pages are the biography and the rest the codex, but if you do not have a scientific background, you barely understand what is written about the anatomy of the creatures. The biggest part of the book, are basically DOPE and gorgeous sketches. 10/10 would recommend! Read more

Pretty interesting and a one of a kind book. It is very high quality and the illustrations of anatomy is great, especially as a character and creature artist wanting to improve on creature anatomy Read more

رائع جدا و كانت بحاله جيده ولا اندم ابدا اني شريته Read more

Brilliant books with an original concept. The biography is well written and ends on a note that makes you want more. The illustrations are beautiful and compliment aspects of the story told in the first part of the book. Printed to a high quality. I've already recommended it to my friends. My only complaint is that it isn't longer! Read more

*in french at the end I'm always a little scared when I order a book online, but I'm not disappointed. The book is in good condition. 191 pages, great illustrations, i really love the book. J'ai toujours un peu peur lorsque je commande un livre en ligne, mais je ne suis pas déçu. Le livre est en très bonne condition. Les illustrations sont belles et le contenu est incroyables. Assez simple à lire, malgré certains termes, en anglais, plus complexe (terme médical/scientifique). J'adore ce livre. Read more

Llego a tiempo, el libro es interesante Read more

Super Read more

Çok değişik çok beğendim dili anlaşılır bu tarz kitaplar fazla yok kütüphanede bulunması gereken değişik bir kitap Read more

Highly recommended!! Read more

A quirky book with great illustrations & content. My daughter loved it Read more

for reading i didn't have issues with the book, but its not for the shelf with the way it is damaged a hard cover book like that would be good on a shelf after finishing. Read more

it’s a biography with wonderful Illustrations. enjoyed it. Read more

delivered on time and well packed Read more