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superleeni's review against another edition
3.0
Overall I enjoyed this book, but I liked the medical aspects better than the stories about renovating his property. I agree with some of the other reviews that the chapters were a bit disjointed. His damning opinions about NHS management and politics seem particularly relevant as we’re seeing news of them suffering greatly during the COVID-19, with medical and nursing dependent staffed, under supplied, but heavy with administrators. It’s a story I’ve heard repeatedly from people working in healthcare around the world and it’s alarmingly sad.
laphenix's review against another edition
3.0
Not quite what I expected and meandering at times but a beautiful and sometimes sad reflection back on his life.
wendoxford's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed reading this rather meandering memoir. Less patients than his previous book and more personal insights & recollections. However, I found the chopping and changing of focus quite irritating. I could see the reasons for constructing the book this way but instead of providing an insight into the layers of experience that makeup a neurosurgeon it read (for me) as a rather self-satisfied thumb biting at those who had tried to "contain" him.
Found the healthcare systems Marsh describes in Nepal and Ukraine fascinating but would have preferred to read these as, maybe longer, self-contained accounts, with more of the patient stories, rather than flashing episodes.
Found the healthcare systems Marsh describes in Nepal and Ukraine fascinating but would have preferred to read these as, maybe longer, self-contained accounts, with more of the patient stories, rather than flashing episodes.
marinazala's review against another edition
4.0
** Books 102 - 2020 **
4 of 5 stars!
Review to be continued
Thankyou Bookmate!
4 of 5 stars!
Review to be continued
Thankyou Bookmate!
mediocre_calamity's review against another edition
4.0
Following Do No Harm becoming one of my favourite books of all time, I was eager to read what Henry Marsh had published next.
The tone of Admissions is what sets it apart from Do No Harm. Do No Harm is almost a whimsical, but at all times honest, portrayal of Dr. Marsh's life as a surgeon. The love for neurosurgery was very evident in Do No Harm and it was told with a much more positive, overarching feeling.
Admissions feels to me to be a very apt title. The whole book feels like Dr. Marsh is trying to reconcile with the mistakes he has made both professionally and in his private life. The tone is much more final in this book. In Do No Harm, Dr. Marsh was preparing to retire but here it gives us a sense of finality to his professional career.I really enjoyed the background we got into Dr. Marsh's upbringing, I felt as though it gave great context to the character of Dr. Marsh.
All in all it was another stunning piece of work by Henry Marsh, and I do hope to read something else written by him in the future
The tone of Admissions is what sets it apart from Do No Harm. Do No Harm is almost a whimsical, but at all times honest, portrayal of Dr. Marsh's life as a surgeon. The love for neurosurgery was very evident in Do No Harm and it was told with a much more positive, overarching feeling.
Admissions feels to me to be a very apt title. The whole book feels like Dr. Marsh is trying to reconcile with the mistakes he has made both professionally and in his private life. The tone is much more final in this book. In Do No Harm, Dr. Marsh was preparing to retire but here it gives us a sense of finality to his professional career.I really enjoyed the background we got into Dr. Marsh's upbringing, I felt as though it gave great context to the character of Dr. Marsh.
All in all it was another stunning piece of work by Henry Marsh, and I do hope to read something else written by him in the future
blurrybug's review against another edition
4.0
Henry Marsh is retired so now what? In this book we see his last weeks at his current hospital, another trip to the Ukraine and doing some medical work in Nepal, all while he bought a Cottage. As you do.
ginnygriggs_'s review against another edition
3.0
"But neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily..."
I've been fascinated by neuroscience since I was in high school, so I couldn't pass this by. It ended up as more memoir and less medicine than I anticipated, which was somewhat disappointing (but in itself, the book wasn't bad). Marsh thoughtfully weaves together professional recollection, social commentary, and personal history as he contemplates his retirement from neurosurgery, the realities of bodily suffering, and the end of life.
I've been fascinated by neuroscience since I was in high school, so I couldn't pass this by. It ended up as more memoir and less medicine than I anticipated, which was somewhat disappointing (but in itself, the book wasn't bad). Marsh thoughtfully weaves together professional recollection, social commentary, and personal history as he contemplates his retirement from neurosurgery, the realities of bodily suffering, and the end of life.