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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
As someone who knows very little about surgery I was expecting this book to be hard to read. I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to digest. Medical terms were well explained, and generally the writing style was easy, yet factual and full of interesting anecdotes and commentary about a variety of topics.
This book will be an interesting read for anyone interested in medicine, surgery or fans of Gawande.
This book will be an interesting read for anyone interested in medicine, surgery or fans of Gawande.
What a fantastic book! Fits with my medical slant this semester, and was for class, but I would have read it anyways. Just an absolutely incredible book, everything I want to do with my life
This book is an interesting look at the field of medicine and how much we know and don’t know about how the human body works. It’s not organized as well as his later book, so I gave it 4 stars.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Gripping. Really recommend this one if you are interested case studies. Not too technical either.
In three sections (fallibility, mystery, uncertainty) Gawande does an excellent job showing the humanity, learning, thought and chance in his job as a surgeon. The most interesting parts, for me, we the ones that showed the evolution of medicine and the continual space for improvement.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Incredible reflections on the uncertainties in medicine and the importance of remaining kind when faced with difficult diagnoses. Some of the quotes will stick with me.
One of those books that sucks you in with its vivid descriptions of the dilemmas, trials and challenges of doctoring and makes you wonder if you should have sucked up the prospect of 5 years of med school to become a doctor.
It did a good job of explaining how providers think, that decisions arise with no clear answer, and that things simply happen with no explanation. But, I found that it drug along often. And I was most painfully bored in the middle, part 2.