Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab The Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales

Expecting discussions about this facinating facility where bodies are left to decompose for the purpose of study - I was left wanting. What I heard was more or less the life of Dr. Bill Bass, his life and research. Don't get me wrong. I found his story to be intriguing and inspiring. He has taken forensic research to a different level, tackling a subject matter that would leave you with horrible visions. What I was hoping for was a book detailing the studies conducted at anthropological institute. Details of how the research is done, studies and results.

It is not a bad book by any means. Hearing about the challenges he faced both in his work and life validates his humanity. I would recommend this book for those wanting to learn about who this man is and his visions rather than those looking to hear fine details about the facility.

I enjoyed this book thoroughly. It contains many fascinating forensics cases, and information about experiments performed at the body farm. It also has several emotional moments where Dr. Bass writes about how death has touched his own life.

I really enjoyed this book. It may be a little vivid for some. I found it fascinating and well written. I would recomend it, especially to science minded people.

I was quite disappointed by this audiobook. I expected a great deal more forensic science detail than was offered. I also expected a great deal less biographical material on the author.

Neither truly a book on the forensic practices of "Death's Acre", nor a straight up autobiography of the author, it languishes somewhere between the two and skims over both.

I loved the book "Dead men do tell tales" but this wasn't really the same. I expected more stories and I didn't really like a lot of the background - how he and his professor met, how he met his 2nd wife, how they dated, her medical problems. I didn't want to hear how he started the body farm...blah blah...Call me selfish, I wanted to hear lots and lots of stoires and it wasn't a whole lot.

My only regret about this listen is that it was an abridged version. I loved this account about the "birth" of forensic anthropology. Well told tale of an interesting life and the origins of the Body Farm.

Not anything like I thought it was about. Really didn't want to know about the life of the author. Couldn't even finish it.

I really enjoyed this book. I am from the Knoxville area originally and most of the crimes he discussed were familiar to me. It was very interesting to hear how he helped to solve them. I think Dr. Bass is a terrific storyteller and the book kept my interest. It takes you a step further than CSI and gives you a lot of background on how time of death is determined, etc. Highly recommended if you are at all interested in the topic of forensics.

This is a pretty interesting composition on how the human body deteriorates after death. This topic is certainly NOT for everyone, as much of what happens to the human body following death is kind of grotesque; especially if the body is left for dead several days or more. You'll pick up some interesting information on forensics, as well.

If you're feeling squeamish about this book from the description of its contents, that is understandable. However, don't immediately dismiss it from your reading list. This book was well written and suprising engaging for such a macbre subject. If you have an interest in forensics this book would be an excellent read.