4.0

Fascinating story about a part of history I knew nothing about. At first I was really disturbed by people shelling out big bucks to have goat testicles implanted in them. Then I thought about all the money drummed up by the diet industry and about people wanting to be injected with a toxin just to have a smooth forehead.

The only thing keeping me from giving this book five stars is that some threads of the narrative did not flow well. For instance, Mr. Brock would tell part of the story of one of Dr. Brinkley's patients but fail to note the significance until later in the book.