The Illustrated History of TORTURE. From the Roman Empi… (2025)

I hesitate to give this 4 stars, not because it doesn't deserve it but because the 4 stars designation signifies "I really like it." More like, "I was really fascinatingly disturbed by it." Complete with copies of historical documents for reading/examination.

This was a really cool book to learn about torture.

It was a really interesting book and i was very fascinated

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Buku tentang sejarah penyiksaan?
Maksudnya tentang aneka alat penyiksaan yang sering dipakai, seperti yang sering ada terlihat di film? Pasti seram nih isinya

Begitu pikiran saya ketika pertama kali melihat buku di iklankan di http://www.bigbadwolfbooks.com/. Karena penasaran, mulainya mengunjungi situs yang memuat buku, Goodreads. Wah, bintang 4.16, lumayan bagus juga. Baiklah masukan buku ini dalam daftar belanja, kebetulan salah satu teman juga meminta untuk dibelikan. Untunglah, saya bisa menemukan buku ini mengingat ternyata jumlah yang tresedia di BBW hanya sedikit (dilihat dari tingginya tumpukan saat itu).

Meski hanya berisi 64 halaman, namun buku ini padat akan kisah menyeramkan, sesuai dengan judulnya. Dimulai dari model penyiksaan dari zaman Roma yang dilakukan secara fisik hingga siksaan zaman moderen, yaitu secara psikologi.

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An okay book. There are some typos that, of course, can be ignored. I rated this three stars mostly because it feels like the author is injecting some of his personal views into the work. There's a lot of "they may have felt this" or "they may have done that" without really backing these assumptions up. Or maybe there's enough evidence for it but he doesn't show it cleary? He would also comment that the Inquisition was an excuse to do sadistic acts in the guise of religious fervor. But he would not make the same comment on the Aztecs/Mayans and Egyptians who were also showcased in the book. It makes him look hostile to Christianity.

Hard to say "loved it"! Well, to me, it was an interesting read and I learned a lot, but if you have pre-teens or teens in the house, I would hide this one somewhere to avoid any unpleasant discoveries. It is understandably a pretty graphic look at how cruel humans can be to one another!

A riveting chronicle of torture, punishment and pain down the ages. though not a book for bedtime reading!

My husband reads this to me as bedtime stories. It's soothing and wonderful, and I thank Jack Vernon for writing it. Amazing!

A very interesting read, especially the copies of historical documents.

Very interesting. This'll be nice for when I need help in my story scarily enough.

Wonderful book! I love the style, the images and the content :)

201 - 2020