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cade 's review for:
Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery
by Richard Hollingham
The preface clearly says that this is "a" history of surgery, not "the" history of surgery because the history of surgery is far more extensive than the scope of this short book released as a companion to a BBC miniseries. If you read this book, you will not learn a lot about the history surgery, but you will be entertained by a number of specific surgeons, surgeries, and patients selected by the author to illustrate certain trends or concepts. This book is very light reading. It was moderately entertaining, but it is not entertaining enough for a book that's only purpose is entertainment, not education.