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3.83 AVERAGE
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inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Honestly bland as far as MD books go nothing interesting.
While the writing is a bit choppy at times when she is moving from her ER stories to the related life lesson, I found the book to be thought provoking. There is a lot of love and self-reflection in this book and I am glad to have read it.
Ooohhh, so many positive reviews about this book. I was hoping to be one them. A memoir about a physician where she shares stories from the trenches as an ER physician. That is right up my alley. That is not what I got!
I understand that the premise of the book was supposed to be how she overcame an abuse childhood to go to medical school and then overcame racism to rise through the ranks in the hospital. Her family history was glossed over and she never discussed how she actually got away from the abuse.
Her memories of her time as a physician are essentially a bitch fest of everuthing that is wrong with the Healthcare system and the human race in general. Essentially, she was always the smartest person in the room and was going to make sure that everyone knew it.
When she was passed over for a promotion or disrespected by an intern, it automatically had to do with the color of her skin. As someone who is also in healthcare, if she had half the attitude in person that she had in the book, that most likely had more to do with it.
I understand that not every memoir will be sweetness and light but accurate and fair would be nice.
I understand that the premise of the book was supposed to be how she overcame an abuse childhood to go to medical school and then overcame racism to rise through the ranks in the hospital. Her family history was glossed over and she never discussed how she actually got away from the abuse.
Her memories of her time as a physician are essentially a bitch fest of everuthing that is wrong with the Healthcare system and the human race in general. Essentially, she was always the smartest person in the room and was going to make sure that everyone knew it.
When she was passed over for a promotion or disrespected by an intern, it automatically had to do with the color of her skin. As someone who is also in healthcare, if she had half the attitude in person that she had in the book, that most likely had more to do with it.
I understand that not every memoir will be sweetness and light but accurate and fair would be nice.
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inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I found this book so beautifully written and deeply moving. Her patients and what she learns from each showed me how we should all be open to lessons each and every day - and how everyone we cross paths with is somehow broken and should be handled with care. Such an important message these days. LOVED this one.
One of the best memoirs I’ve ever read! A true grey’s anatomy account of an ER physician, but from a more realistic perspective that hones in on real social issues and shines a light on systemic disenfranchisement of the patients being treated within our healthcare system. The Beauty in Breaking brings about an understanding that “each of us is broken--physically, emotionally, psychically. How we recognize those breaks, how we try to mend them, and where we go from there are all crucial parts of the healing process.”
DNF At page 178 for no other reason than I cannot absorb any more medical / hospital lingo. Very informative but I feel much is being lost on me. The life lessons are applicable to all, but I choose not to sift any further to find them. Beautiful work and I got some great quotes to ponder, by all means a great read. Would still recommend. Perhaps to someone who works in medicine or has dealt extensively with medical issues in their family, this would really be 100% relatable. For me that 10% I was unsure about made it a better decision for me to move on to other books.