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Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande by Atul Gawande, Atul Gawande

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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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alissa0810's review against another edition

3.5
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valeriecintron14's review against another edition

5.0
I never really thought I'd end up loving this book as much as I did, and now that I finished it, I MISS IT SO MUCH. The way Gawande makes such complex medical situations look so fun and daunting and interesting was the most perfect thing ever. This book opened my eyes to so many different things in the world of medicine and I daresay made me want to be a doctor more than ever in my life. I started this book just so I could stand out in my summer medicine course, and it woRKED HOE, but it didn't just do that. Who knew? My final presentation was based on one of the most interesting topics in these book, which was chronic pain and how pain works. I did never ever imagine pain could be so interesting. Goodbye, on my way to wherever Atul Gawande works so I can just stock him forever.
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4.25
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earwicker's review against another edition

4.0
Well written and far more engaging than I expected it to be. Dr. Gawande is extraordinarily honest and humble about the art of medicine -- and it quickly becomes clear how much medicine is still an art. Diagnosis is made better by science and technology, but at heart it is still an art, and Gawande's stories show exactly how and why that is.

serenapoon's review against another edition

5.0
I didn't think I would understand anything a surgeon would write about, but he wrote it in a way that anyone can understand the things that go on in the medical world. I thoroughly enjoyed it

adewood's review against another edition

4.0
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Really shines a mortal light on the field of medicine. What is scary to some (that doctors aren’t perfect) I found very comforting. We’re all in the together and even the most marveled at people still slip up. 

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4.5
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