tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post7406787815651123638..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kangjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-23847886605587372222018-09-12T08:30:58.440-05:002018-09-12T08:30:58.440-05:00I like the cover, too. Medical practice and resea...I like the cover, too. Medical practice and research has come a long way!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-76553754186925846162018-09-11T21:09:05.690-05:002018-09-11T21:09:05.690-05:00I find all that medical advancement stuff from the...I find all that medical advancement stuff from the 1800s fascinating. Well, in a shocked but fascinated way so this book really sounds intriguing. Cool cover too!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-55470137205667206132018-09-05T13:35:46.035-05:002018-09-05T13:35:46.035-05:00:) It was interesting!:) It was interesting!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-47481393114124746202018-09-05T12:58:10.574-05:002018-09-05T12:58:10.574-05:00ok.. insta cover love! I gaped LOL and medical ad...ok.. insta cover love! I gaped LOL and medical advancement and the New York of the mid-1800's?? WOW how interesting! Daniela Ark @ BOOKIVERSE (www.danielaark.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15777377723072645220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-68087914963952113992018-09-04T06:10:39.053-05:002018-09-04T06:10:39.053-05:00Not really a gore factor, but definitely a creepy ...Not really a gore factor, but definitely a creepy thought that if you had a physical abnormality, someone might want to hurry your demise.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-49257622348323985812018-09-04T06:08:36.790-05:002018-09-04T06:08:36.790-05:00Bodies used at for teaching anatomy at medical sch...Bodies used at for teaching anatomy at medical schools were originally those of criminals; later, bodies of the poor were also used. But it takes a lot of cadavers for dissection, and ressurectionists robbed graves and sold the bodies to anatomy schools. Of course, folks like Burke and Hare didn't wait for people to die of natural causes. jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-34450832675940314802018-09-04T05:58:49.102-05:002018-09-04T05:58:49.102-05:00It is an interesting examination of the importance...It is an interesting examination of the importance of resurrectionists to the advancement of medicine, even if it was a weird and creepy method of obtaining bodies for dissection.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-4227349514405836582018-09-04T05:56:36.664-05:002018-09-04T05:56:36.664-05:00Certainly an interesting premise! I never thought...Certainly an interesting premise! I never thought about the idea that the medical community being interested in studying physical abnormalities, but of course they were.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-2204164214550804082018-09-03T18:29:15.402-05:002018-09-03T18:29:15.402-05:00Hmmm. How was this in terms of the "gore&quo...Hmmm. How was this in terms of the "gore" factor? I used to have to cover my eyes when watching the dissection scenes in CSI but I can't do that when reading! LOL. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-55469906384058937862018-09-03T07:11:16.788-05:002018-09-03T07:11:16.788-05:00This sounds so intriguing, and Cora so determined ...This sounds so intriguing, and Cora so determined and well ahead of her time, I feel -- a medical resurrectionist is not something I have ever heard of before.Verushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640500646511533020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-66553121005740105522018-09-03T06:53:30.601-05:002018-09-03T06:53:30.601-05:00Sounds interesting with the time period and the pr...Sounds interesting with the time period and the premise as well. Will have to check it out. Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-36383827391406421872018-09-02T17:09:10.999-05:002018-09-02T17:09:10.999-05:00I've heard several good things about this nove...I've heard several good things about this novel. And I like the time period. And interesting characters like Cora. So I will definitely be adding this one to my list. :DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com