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rmm5850's review against another edition
3.0
Audiobook. Bought this with some high hopes as had loved Henry Marsh's previous book 'Do No Harm'. Sadly was left feeling disappointed as this did not quite hit the mark for me. Felt story was too bogged down in his home life/ gardening antics and should have focus more on patient stories. Enjoyed his recollections of surgeries in Nepal.
Read for PopSugar challenge in the category 'A book written by someone you admire'.
Read for PopSugar challenge in the category 'A book written by someone you admire'.
jkreis's review against another edition
3.0
I received this book for free in a Goodreads giveaway. I do not know exactly what I was expecting from this book, but what I read was not it. That being said, it wasn't a bad book. I feel as if the title is misleading since he spoke a lot about his personal life and told many stories about his work but never any "admissions". Maybe I assumed wrongly that admissions would be more entertaining. He had an interesting career and I enjoyed reading about it but also put it many references to his political and religious beliefs. I agreed with some of them but I didn't really care to read about them, at least not in the context of this book. The way the book was organized confused me at first. He jumps front being in different countries and from being retired to not. In the end, I just had to not care that it was unorganized and choppy. I might have enjoyed it more if I didn't go in expecting something completely different.
tayacass's review against another edition
3.0
I would've like to hear more about cases, there was a lot of about his life, which was interesting.... just not what I was hoping for
left_coast_justin's review against another edition
Marsh's first book, 'Do No Harm,' was so good that it would seem almost impossible to write a followup of equal quality. And while this book was somewhat interesting, it did not engage me nearly as much as his debut.
The first book was an engrossingly hardcore look at brain surgery and a life whose waking hours were spent mostly in a National Health hospital. In the second, we cover a lot of the same ground, with some additional chapters much more mundane in their subject matter. The man is still an excellent writer, but in this effort the subject matter just didn't sparkle as it did in his first book.
The first book was an engrossingly hardcore look at brain surgery and a life whose waking hours were spent mostly in a National Health hospital. In the second, we cover a lot of the same ground, with some additional chapters much more mundane in their subject matter. The man is still an excellent writer, but in this effort the subject matter just didn't sparkle as it did in his first book.
antheasaw's review against another edition
1.0
meh not impressed with this. author seemed to be indifferent and nonchalant about the plight of his patients. constantly saying “it’s better if s/he just dies” and phrases like that. i hope to god if anything happens to me or when i’m in my old age i never meet a doctor like that.
didn’t finish. too repulsed by author’s arrogance and indifference.
didn’t finish. too repulsed by author’s arrogance and indifference.
sondosia's review against another edition
3.0
Very odd book. It’s less a memoir of a brain surgeon and more a memoir of someone who, among other things, is a brain surgeon. I didn’t dislike it, but something about it left me uneasy. Maybe that’s a good thing.