A review by vinreads
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

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3.75

I'd intended to read a medical memoir for a reading challenge so I figured, why not this one? The movie intrigued me, though I haven't watched it yet, but I'm glad I started with the book first. Everything leading up to her recovery was interesting and had me gripping the edge of my seat. The after, was a bit mundane, and didn't capture my attention half as much. It was interesting reading about what was happening with her, and just how long and how many doctors it took for them to finally figure out what was going on with her. Medicine in 2009 was not as advanced as it is now, and even now, it's not perfect, and this is a testament to the medicine world and how much it's progressed or stayed stagnant since 2009. 
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