The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo

The Bone Woman

A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo

2001 • 304 pages

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Average rating4.2

15

Clea Koff takes us through the years she spent working on mass graves, and victims of genocide in various countries. While the crimes that were committed were terrible, Clea manages to keep a sense of humanity and humor around her work, even when it starts to wear on her.

This was a rough week in spots, as we deal with the terrible crimes that can be meted on others, and the realization for some in the areas that these crimes were actually committed. It was a good read though, and I really enjoyed the humanity that the author brought to the pages. She didn't forget why she was there and talked about her passion for helping families find answers. The ages of some of the victims really bothered me, as a mother. I was horrified that this could even take place, but as we have seen through history, humans are capable of truly evil deeds.

Good read overall.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this audiobook to review.

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