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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
I think this would be a perfect book to read in print; in small snippets at a time. Listening to all the stories in a row on audio made all the craziness kind of blur together.
If this had been a book I owned, rather than a library audiobook, it would be great. It’s very much a dip in and out book, rather than something I would read / listen to in long sittings.
It would make a great podcast.
It would make a great podcast.
This was a fascinating read. The author does explain a lot of the old-timey medical jargon to make it easier to understand, but I think the book still requires some knowledge of modern medical terminology to understand. It had a blunt ending which I wasn’t quite expecting, but overall was an enjoyable and interesting read.
informative
medium-paced
funny
informative
medium-paced
Don't read while eating.
But it makes great bathroom reading! My only criticism: the book ends rather abruptly. I would have like to see some kind of wrap up, some tie-in to modern medicine or final thoughts on the meaning to be found in all these bizarre incidents.
But it makes great bathroom reading! My only criticism: the book ends rather abruptly. I would have like to see some kind of wrap up, some tie-in to modern medicine or final thoughts on the meaning to be found in all these bizarre incidents.
Didn’t like this one as much as some of the other medical mysteries. Hard to be entertained when the patients were dying left and right and the tone was a bit light. Overall, though, an interesting read
dark
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fast-paced
Somewhat of a fun read. The cases were funny, sad and remarkable, some all at once. The treatments by some doctors were even crazier and more entertaining, to think some were orthodox at the time really affirms to me that medicine had such a bizarre history. Probably still bizarre, give it another 100 years and everything today maybe be viewed with the same incredulous, patronizing lens as we view the accounts in this book.
They were all astoundingly fascinating though, I think the stories that stood out to me the most were the ones of the man swallowing over 30 knives on multiple occassions, and the one of the man who deliberately cut his penis into two halves which I found sad more than amusing. Unfortunately not much on exploding teeth though, I would've appreciated more of them!
Nice read. I may have rushed through some parts since I've found some of the author's in-lime comments disengaging and unnecessary at times-- the absurdity of the cases speak for themselves. But I also appreciate the interpretation of the medical jargon.
They were all astoundingly fascinating though, I think the stories that stood out to me the most were the ones of the man swallowing over 30 knives on multiple occassions, and the one of the man who deliberately cut his penis into two halves which I found sad more than amusing. Unfortunately not much on exploding teeth though, I would've appreciated more of them!
Nice read. I may have rushed through some parts since I've found some of the author's in-lime comments disengaging and unnecessary at times-- the absurdity of the cases speak for themselves. But I also appreciate the interpretation of the medical jargon.
This was fun! Also, totally accessible for non-healthcare peeps. Recommended.