A review by rachelthecrook
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande

3.0

I waited until after my surgery to read this book, which was a good idea, and was really looking forward to it. I wasn't as wowed as I thought I would be though. His writing is excellent but as other have mentioned, each chapter feels as if it could stand alone, with little connecting the book together as a whole. I also felt that the issues Gawande presented are the same as many other medical books I've read - like the fallibility of doctors, uncertainty making medical decisions - so the material felt unoriginal and a little dry to me. Still worth the read, though.