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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
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medium-paced
A great book with stories that can really tug at the heartstrings. One of the cases (Rebecca) is the first story that made me cry. It is devastating in the cruelest way possible, yet also so human and real.
It's not a perfect book. Some of the medical explanations are clumsy and hard to follow, even in their simplified form. The exact phase in the writer's career and education is also tough to track, even though it is told chronologically.
Still, it is a great book that shows both the good and bad parts of the neurosurgery profession. Not for the faint of heart, but worth a read if you can handle it.
Music:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4GAwSdMrkgvCdgx1eS6MDD?si=avyJ1WLNTViguALB7I-lyA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A4GAwSdMrkgvCdgx1eS6MDD
https://open.spotify.com/album/5KE352fqyhjGd60smmkISr?si=UhXtjAEqTkClNXtuOjuPGA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A5KE352fqyhjGd60smmkISr
It's not a perfect book. Some of the medical explanations are clumsy and hard to follow, even in their simplified form. The exact phase in the writer's career and education is also tough to track, even though it is told chronologically.
Still, it is a great book that shows both the good and bad parts of the neurosurgery profession. Not for the faint of heart, but worth a read if you can handle it.
Music:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4GAwSdMrkgvCdgx1eS6MDD?si=avyJ1WLNTViguALB7I-lyA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A4GAwSdMrkgvCdgx1eS6MDD
https://open.spotify.com/album/5KE352fqyhjGd60smmkISr?si=UhXtjAEqTkClNXtuOjuPGA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A5KE352fqyhjGd60smmkISr
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emotional
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(review written in 2023)
I enjoyed this audiobook, have a keen knowledge of neuroanatomy, and appreciate what the author has done. The book was published in 1996 and describes some approaches and techniques that have changed in the 27 years since publication, but this doesn't detract (too much) from the humanity of Vertosick's narrative. Vertosick's postscript puts it all in humbling perspective.
I enjoyed this audiobook, have a keen knowledge of neuroanatomy, and appreciate what the author has done. The book was published in 1996 and describes some approaches and techniques that have changed in the 27 years since publication, but this doesn't detract (too much) from the humanity of Vertosick's narrative. Vertosick's postscript puts it all in humbling perspective.
challenging
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reflective
medium-paced
emotional
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fast-paced
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced