A review by overlap
The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER by Thomas Fisher

5.0

Fantastic book with compelling formatting. I think my main issue with this piece was perhaps not being the right audience—critiques of the medical systems involved seemed slightly obvious to me. I would recommend this book more to someone who's looking for a firsthand and compelling introduction to issues of racial and wealth disparity in medicine in the form of an incredibly thoughtful account from a doctor working in this system, but if you're looking for a deeper analysis and are more informed on these issues already I would probably check out a different book. I think this one is def on me for not understanding this book's intent & it is an incredibly powerful piece. I appreciated Fisher's vulnerability and transparency on all levels immensely.