A review by amies808
Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

3.0

Immensely readable, although rather meandering -- sometimes the thread of a topic would be picked up, only to be dropped after two pages and never brought up again. I was particularly confused by the constant assertions of acrimony between Mutter and Meigs with nothing to really back them up. I disliked the misleading title; I assumed this would be about the people behind Mutter's famed specimens, but instead it was about his life. Which is fine, but then it would also go on tangents about Meigs's beliefs or Mutter's students, and I would've rather learned more about his wife. I really enjoyed the writing style, but felt it needed a stronger eye for editing.