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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
I have enjoyed each of his books that I’ve read. A great blend of human interaction and medical information.
Gawande is such a brilliant writer. He captures the sensitivity, the pain, and the uncertainty of the medical profession in such a eloquent way. After listening to his tedtalk on coaching and hearing the emotion in his voice after his telling of the story of births in India, I could hear that same emotion and fervor in this book.
I really enjoyed Gawande's perspective. His struggles and uncertainties within human medical practice are just like those I experience in veterinary medicine. He is very realistic about the fact that we simply cannot know everything, nor guess correctly all of the time, nor even be sure whether our choice was right or wrong after all is said and done. An interesting book that is accessible for those with no medical background but also does not overly sugarcoat for those who are involved in medicine. So gripping, in fact, that I didn't realize I was nearing the end until all of a sudden I was at the endnotes.
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An entertaining read of the many trials and tribulations of being a surgical resident in modern medicine. Generally well-written with intriguing anecdotes, however I feel the themes were too broad and a bit all over the place. Gawande seems to want to be the next Oliver Sacks in terms of his medical writing, but he jumps around too much, going from medical education to chronic pain to vascular and plastic surgery, and while it gives for nice variety it's not really honed enough to be memorable.
Still a good read however, and I think it will speak to medics of all specialties.
Still a good read however, and I think it will speak to medics of all specialties.