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vireogirl's review against another edition
4.0
I found the people inspiring: medical, parents, and children. I was drawn into their stories. However the medical descriptions were hard to follow. So many varieties of heart problems! I wondered why the author didn’t include a diagram of a heart. 4 stars for the people, 3 stars for the medical descriptions. Some language.
mazza57's review against another edition
3.0
This was essentially a decent book just a bit repetitive. I feel like the author got ogled down in the statistics and the ethical dilemma whether any child should be sent to a doctor whose s were result less than the best.
sunflowerjess's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
As a former nurse, I came in knowing a lot of the medical terminology in this book; I thought Ruhlman did an excellent job of explaining terms and concepts in "layman's" speak without being condescending at all. Ruhlman provides us with a fascinating look into the world of pediatric heart surgery, introducing us to the families, care teams, heartbreak, and hope involved in this world.
fcannon's review
4.0
It’s absolutely incredible what is now considered routine in pediatric heart surgery, but I wonder if the total cost is really worth it? The differences in mortality between the best and worst hospitals is shocking.
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
3.0
Even though I didn't understand a lot of what was going on, I loved the first two-thirds of the book. I loved the stories about children who were sick and dying and needed heart surgery. I loved the stories about the doctors who worked on the children.
Then the story switched to a history of heart surgery in the world and I grew less interested. By the time I got back to the stories of the children, I found myself much less interested in what was going to happen.
Then the story switched to a history of heart surgery in the world and I grew less interested. By the time I got back to the stories of the children, I found myself much less interested in what was going to happen.
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