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Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande, Atul Gawande
4.21 AVERAGE
520 reviews for:
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande, Atul Gawande
4.21 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I have no idea why I found this book so fascinating. I loved it. As a person that has no medical background, Gawande did a great job explaining procedures; I was able to envision what he was describing. It was a little bit morbid and at times made me a bit nauseous, but i was too captivated by the surgeries to stop reading. I gave 4 stars because sometimes the technical jargon became exhausting
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I think in another life I would be a doctor with how much I enjoy reading medical anecdotes and recent scientific literature
But alas, I am in this life where that same reading material makes me a slight hypochondriac
But alas, I am in this life where that same reading material makes me a slight hypochondriac
informative
inspiring
I have enjoyed each of his books that I’ve read. A great blend of human interaction and medical information.
Gawande is such a brilliant writer. He captures the sensitivity, the pain, and the uncertainty of the medical profession in such a eloquent way. After listening to his tedtalk on coaching and hearing the emotion in his voice after his telling of the story of births in India, I could hear that same emotion and fervor in this book.
I really enjoyed Gawande's perspective. His struggles and uncertainties within human medical practice are just like those I experience in veterinary medicine. He is very realistic about the fact that we simply cannot know everything, nor guess correctly all of the time, nor even be sure whether our choice was right or wrong after all is said and done. An interesting book that is accessible for those with no medical background but also does not overly sugarcoat for those who are involved in medicine. So gripping, in fact, that I didn't realize I was nearing the end until all of a sudden I was at the endnotes.