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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
This is a fascinating look into the incredible field of neurosurgery. Just keep in mind that the stories are from the author’s residency in the 70s and 80s and a lot has changed since then. Also, the author is clearly a bit of an asshole though egos feel like a necessary feature for this field.
Some of the stories are genuinely heart wrenching.
Some of the stories are genuinely heart wrenching.
I was hoping this would be similar to “Lenox Hill” on Netflix, but nope, this lacked all the empathy, sensitivity, and humanity that made the show so great.
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
This book has been quite a journey! I laughed and cried. I felt disappointed and overwhelmed with joy when things went well.
It must be an incredible experience one can only imagine! And it must be holding the weight of the world on shoulders as well.
I’ll leave my favorite quote from the book:
“When the Air Hits Your Brain is not about the technology, it isn’t even really about the medicine. It’s about the human aspect of disease, the human dimension of those who suffer from it, and the human dimension of those neophytes, like me, who learn to treat it. And that dimension is timeless.”
“Frank T. Vertosick, Jr., M.D.
August 4, 2007”
It must be an incredible experience one can only imagine! And it must be holding the weight of the world on shoulders as well.
I’ll leave my favorite quote from the book:
“When the Air Hits Your Brain is not about the technology, it isn’t even really about the medicine. It’s about the human aspect of disease, the human dimension of those who suffer from it, and the human dimension of those neophytes, like me, who learn to treat it. And that dimension is timeless.”
“Frank T. Vertosick, Jr., M.D.
August 4, 2007”
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
4.5- even though I hate blood I’m drawn to medical books, and this is the best one I’ve read.
Absolutely loved this. The stories in this are some that I know will stay with me for a long time. I think I can officially say that I like the medical stories told by doctors genre.
This book was an incredible read.
Starting the book it's easy to be skeptical about the medical terms spread throughout the chapters, but once we get a hang of it there is no doubt the book is worth it. Each story is unique about showing the backstage work of all that comes to mind when we hear 'Neurosurgery'.
The book has been written in such a way as to give the reader as much of a medical context as possible. Some things like 'Pain management' gave a lot of thinking material while some pages were just so heartwrenching, it was difficult to move on from them.
Reading it was an experience that I'll be carrying with me for quite some time!
Starting the book it's easy to be skeptical about the medical terms spread throughout the chapters, but once we get a hang of it there is no doubt the book is worth it. Each story is unique about showing the backstage work of all that comes to mind when we hear 'Neurosurgery'.
The book has been written in such a way as to give the reader as much of a medical context as possible. Some things like 'Pain management' gave a lot of thinking material while some pages were just so heartwrenching, it was difficult to move on from them.
Reading it was an experience that I'll be carrying with me for quite some time!
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
A wonderfully interesting read about the life of a neurosurgeon, and the various cases he had.
It balances the human story and the science story perfectly, and I felt like I got a lot out of the book. Who knew cancerous cells basically reverted your cells back into the cells you had as a baby, before they matured?
I'll definitely look into more books about neurosurgery!
It balances the human story and the science story perfectly, and I felt like I got a lot out of the book. Who knew cancerous cells basically reverted your cells back into the cells you had as a baby, before they matured?
I'll definitely look into more books about neurosurgery!