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The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries: The Education of a Doctor by Stephen L. Hauser
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.0
𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬.
This was a fascinating journey! Dr. Hauser delights us with a memoir, taking us back with him to his childhood, and onward to his amazing venture towards science and medicine. The writing style was easy to follow, and I really enjoyed the mix of medical information and his personal experiences.
𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
I think this book explains the medical side fairly well for the average reader. I found it all very interesting! It gave me a new found respect for people in the scientific and medial world. I can not express how grateful I am for all that they do. The life altering impacts of what they have done is magnificent.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭.
This was a wonderful read, and one I would most certainly recommend. It is touching, yet also very informative. If you enjoy memoirs or medical non-fiction I think you will enjoy The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
𝘏𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 St. Martin's Press 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.
This was a fascinating journey! Dr. Hauser delights us with a memoir, taking us back with him to his childhood, and onward to his amazing venture towards science and medicine. The writing style was easy to follow, and I really enjoyed the mix of medical information and his personal experiences.
𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
I think this book explains the medical side fairly well for the average reader. I found it all very interesting! It gave me a new found respect for people in the scientific and medial world. I can not express how grateful I am for all that they do. The life altering impacts of what they have done is magnificent.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭.
This was a wonderful read, and one I would most certainly recommend. It is touching, yet also very informative. If you enjoy memoirs or medical non-fiction I think you will enjoy The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
𝘏𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 St. Martin's Press 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.