A review by streberkatze
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink

Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
The first part of the book was incredibly gripping. Fink did an incredible job showing the reader the complexity of the situation and the sheer desperation and exhaustion that underlay everything that happened at Memorial Hospital during those five days. And she does so without ever being sensationalist. But while I appreciated this level of detail in the first part, it was too much for me in the second part. I gave it another try by listening to the audiobook version, but it was just too slow for me (especially so much has been written about the legal battle that ensued in shorter form). I'd still recommend this book. The second part just wasn't for me.
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