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ellaarose's review
4.0
I think this is the most readable history book I've ever read. Fitzharris blends the narrative of WWI, Gillies's operations and individual stories so well.
samanthasamie's review
challenging
informative
inspiring
sad
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5.0
This is an amazing book that covers Harold Gillies and the inspiring influences to his work without deviating into irrelevant. I would highly recommend. It address the deeply emotion aspect of Gillies and his patients in sensitive and thoughtful manner than conveyed this sensitive topic
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Graphic: War
schout's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
mccr3874's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Very informative and made me think about different aspects of war that I hadn't previously. However, because it was so information heavy this book was challenging to get through.
tgyll's review against another edition
5.0
scientists, doctors, dentists, and nurses showing unwavering compassion and ingenuity in times of darkness is something so personal to me <3
rovingreader's review
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5.0
sciencekoala's review against another edition
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5.0
This book was fantastic! It was a non-fiction read that I just couldn’t put down whenever I got the opportunity to read for myself. I learned so much about the history of plastic surgery as well as war-time medicine. WWI was a shock to the system for battlefield medics and the surgeons who had to clean up the mess- the weaponry used produced bodily damage unlike any we had ever seen while the scientific advances produced survival rates unlike what we had ever seen. The author handles the topic of these soldiers’ physical (and psychological) injuries with a perfect balance of reverence and realism, and she paints a picture of Gillies as a surgeon who was willing to do exactly the same when many of his colleagues couldn’t look past the twisted faces and figures before them to see the men and their minds left underneath.
If you have any interest in surgery, history, WWI, medicine, or biography- I strongly recommend you read this book.
If you have any interest in surgery, history, WWI, medicine, or biography- I strongly recommend you read this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Blood, Death, Gore, and War