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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
15 reviews
bookreadingelf's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Sexism
nikkiacat's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.25
This book manages to make me sad and give me hope for the future at the same time. It really shows me why people study cancer and get so committed to the science of it; cancer is both a devastating, horrifying disease but also an incredibly fascinating subject on the cellular level. I love that the author is a doctor himself and not only shows us the science and men and women in the laboratory but humanizes the topic as well and shows us the people hit hardest by cancer: the victims and their families. It started off a little slow but once you get used to the scientific discussions it gets very interesting. A lot of names of scientists and doctors to try to remember, but worth it. An excellent read.
(The trigger warnings about animals are due to the many descriptions of animal testing.)
(The trigger warnings about animals are due to the many descriptions of animal testing.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Terminal illness, Cancer, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
paloma_sanchezh's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Cancer
clarabooksit's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Cancer, and Death
kbratty's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Cancer
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