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A review by ineffectual_intellectual
Testosterone Dreams: Rejuvenation, Aphrodisia, Doping by John M. Hoberman
informative
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
This book is a sociological reflection on attitudes towards androgens and hormones rather than a medically sound review of their impact on humans. If that’s what your looking for this book will serve you well.
Personally, I found the pacing and structure of this book substantially detracted from the information being communicated. Pacing was excruciating slow as a result of repetition. Information was not organized into nationalities (East German programs, American drug war, etc.) or chronology, but more abstract associations which ping pointed between conclusions. I would love to see a more rigorous (even if it’s less approachable) structure to the information presented.
The writer’s voice and diction are great, no marks. I especially appreciated the contextual comparison to other performance enhancers like Vyvanse, Ritalin, and caffeine. I think that section should have dominated the narrative more and been presented earlier.
Personally, I found the pacing and structure of this book substantially detracted from the information being communicated. Pacing was excruciating slow as a result of repetition. Information was not organized into nationalities (East German programs, American drug war, etc.) or chronology, but more abstract associations which ping pointed between conclusions. I would love to see a more rigorous (even if it’s less approachable) structure to the information presented.
The writer’s voice and diction are great, no marks. I especially appreciated the contextual comparison to other performance enhancers like Vyvanse, Ritalin, and caffeine. I think that section should have dominated the narrative more and been presented earlier.