A Brief History of Human Torture

This book is definitely a masterpiece of abuse [laughing] Don't be fooled by the cover. The setting is rigorous and the logic is smooth. Especially the characters are extremely vividly drawn. From time to time, beautiful pictures are interspersed to facilitate readers' understanding [almost crying]

In fact, it is not a novel, but it can supplement historical knowledge and is a good book that can arouse reflection. The longer you read, the better. This book is really good. Many torture instruments are difficult to imagine based on words alone, but with pictures, it becomes clear. Without pictures and relevant historical introduction, it would be a bit difficult to understand and watch.

A very meaningful book. The content is very comprehensive, and I feel very pitiful for those innocent victims. I am very lucky to be born in modern times, (´◑д◐`)

It's a very good novel, recommended by Wall Crack. I recommended it to my friends, and they all said yes. There are also immortal couples in this book, such as Louis XVI and the Guillotine, which are very vividly described, and there are picture introductions. I got a deeper understanding of this book and found that it is a very good book. It uses words and pictures to allow readers to feel what is written more intuitively, and the connotation is quite profound. It not only introduces torture in human history, but also allows people to understand the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, and allows people to see the wisdom of the ancients. Among them, there are many enviable love stories, such as Louis XVI and the guillotine, and the bronze bull and its inventor, who used their lives to bring joy to the world. A beautiful love story with only 24 short chapters, but the connotation of this book is by no means as simple as it appears. Why are there such cruel punishments? What kind of thoughts and mentality did the inventor have when he invented it? Why were people at that time so interested in watching other people being tortured? We need to reflect on what the original intention of these tortures was. Is it to stabilize the ruler's position or to please the ruler? But do the victims really deserve it? What if a stupid and cruel ruler uses cruel punishments on innocent people to satisfy his perverted habits? How did people at that time view their compatriots who suffered unreasonable disasters and torture because of the cruel and unkind rulers? The birth of torture may have been to better deter the people below and let them see the miserable state of their compatriots. I can't afford to resist, but because of the stupidity of the rulers, torture on people will become a tool for fun. Even without these tortures, there will be other births. Perhaps the existence of torture is necessary. When a person commits a heinous crime and arouses everyone's anger, It is necessary to torture them to calm people's anger, but torture should not be a tool used by some people for fun. Different ways of using the same object will bring different effects. Those instruments of torture are just objects, and it depends on how to use them. That's all I understand. My understanding of this book is too shallow. There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. Different people have different understandings. Even if they have different understandings, it is undeniable that this is a very good book. The end of human torture symbolizes people's transition from barbarism to civilization.

To quote the end: Dear reader (who read this book despite being devoted to this horrific topic), you'd better ask yourself whose side you want to be on. You'd better ask yourself: "What kind of world do I want to live in?" Finally, and hardest of all, you'd better ask yourself: "What can I do about it?"

It had a big impact on me. It really opened my eyes. After watching it, I felt that the wrinkles on my brain were smoothed and stretched, and I felt instantly relaxed, like walking in a Norwegian forest [laughs]

What do you think: Looking for novelty and heavy topics? In fact: thinking about the conflict between human nature and reality

In fact, you can read this book as a popular science book. It is quite good to be honest. Well, it contains some of the author's personal opinions and is generally good. However, if your mental endurance is not that good, or is very poor, I do not recommend reading it, because some of it is indeed a bit scary. He was talking about, uh, the previous punitive measures and tools of punishment in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In fact, it is not as bad as some book friends say. Well, some people say it's disgusting because of the author, but if this book disgusts you, it only means that some of the punitive measures and tools of punishment in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries were too disgusting. It's not the book's fault. Everyone still needs to treat it rationally.

When I was a kid, I watched TV shows and saw people who confessed easily and I despised them. I felt that if I were in my place, I would definitely beat myself up and deny it. Until I read this book, I thought that if a country could provide its people with food and drink, they would still have a lot of spare money for entertainment. It doesn't matter if the regulations are strict. For example, there is a country in a foreign country. It is quite rich anyway, but the regulations are relatively strict. The country will cover your children from kindergarten to university. And if you are sick, the country will pay for your treatment. If you are not good, it will pay to send you to a foreign country for treatment.

It's very beautiful, there are a lot of knives, and the outlook of the book is relatively positive, but the exquisite illustrations are a bit overwhelming. Generally speaking, I just can't accept the notes about knives. If you like knives, that's a different story [laughs]