#john bateson

[con-alas-de-angeles]

John Bateson, The Education of a Coroner

I remember being taught this back when I was still in school. Good reminder.

[con-alas-de-angeles]

“Some deaths, on the other hand were just head-scratches, so strange that they almost defied belief.”

John Bateson, The Education of A Coroner

[miliyaread]

[book review] The Education of a Coroner by John Bateson

4⭐️/5

It's time to plan a perfect m-

Nah, just kidding.

My first impression (based on the title alone) was the procedure and process of the coroner to examine a dead body and what is giving away the cause of death in detail, hence, the title. Turn out I was (maybe) 50% right. I thought it was the textbook on the dead body's examination. But more than half of it was about the experience and more stories about dead bodies.

I love the detail about how to be a coroner (even though it can't be used in my country), the detail of the investigation and how they compare the actual work with the fictional show. My assumption was a coroner only worked in the morgue. Imagine my surprise that a coroner sometime does more detective job than the person who informed the next kin regarding the death.

I might be disappointed as the book doesn't really reach my imagination's expectation. Regardless, it was a good reading.

Disclaimer: All the opinion about this book is based on my personal view!

[con-alas-de-angeles]

“Death knows no keeper. It's a great leveler. The rich & famous are touched the same as the average Joe.”