Random Things Tours: I Don´t Talk to Dead Bodies by Dr. Rhona Morrison

 

With 30 years of work for the NHS as forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Rhona Morrison gathered a lot of direct knowledge about human motivation and psychology. I Don´t Talk to Dead Bodies is an interesting collection of her encounters with human behavior spread over three decades rich in experiences. 

Her stories are shared with the details of the scientist and the empathy of the human who´ve seen way too much to take the risk of dismissing the complexities of the human brain. In such circumstances, the foreinsic psychiatrist is not a judge, but an expert whose role is to explain scientifically the reasons of a certain act or human behavior. 

The stories reproduced in this professional memoir are written in a vivid, even humorous way, which makes the scientific take more relatable. It offers valuable insights into a profession that rarely is publicly featured, but whose contribution not only to various judicial proceedings but to understanding of the human brain and behavior are very important.

Good medical memoirs are still hard to find, especially because they may have interesting things to say but lacking the writing skills, I Don´t Talk to Dead Bodies proved the opposite.

Rating: 4.5 stars

Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own