The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris

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5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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4.0
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4.0
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I have only ever read about the current plastic surgery practices, so diving into the history of that was fascinating. I had no idea that artists played such a huge role in the birth of this field. It was horrific that it all happened in the war context but it's amazing how much it has changed lives since then for people with fire injuries and injured in all types of accidents.
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5.0
emotional informative sad medium-paced
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3.25
informative inspiring medium-paced

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5.0
adventurous challenging informative
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5.0
challenging
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4.0
3.5 rounding up to four, i really enjoyed fitzharris' previous book, the butchering art, so i was excited to read this. overall i found it really interesting and informative, though noticeably more repetitive. kind of felt like reading a dan brown novel in its pacing and style, regardless, really appreciated this close look at an aspect of medical science and war that is often overlooked
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3.75
informative inspiring slow-paced
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4.0
I think this was an excellent historical piece on the unique facial/jaw injuries associated with trench warfare and the advent of plastic surgery. Entertaining!

5 - great book, I think everyone should at least try reading it
4 - good book, I'd recommend it to certain people in my life
3 - entertaining but not one I'd recommend
2 - this book was written but not for me
1 - poorly written, not entertaining, possibly a hate/pity read