A review by maylingkuo
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story by Abraham Verghese

4.0

wonderful account of verghese's time in tennessee during the emergence of AIDS cases. i learned so much from his perspective, dealing with the socio-cultural issues around HIV-AIDS stigma, right as the public started to learn about it. the real lives of his patients draw you right in and by the end of the account i felt exhausted, like he was, by the struggles of them all to survive with dignity and respect.