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bardic_llama 's review for:
adventurous
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Fulfills the itch that is my passing interest in medicine and medical oddities. That said, by the cases that were picked, you're never allowed to forget that the author is male. But I will say, the author's interjections on the cases were similar to my own reactions for the most part, but with more British snark to them. Furthermore, most of the cases covered took place between the 17th-19th centuries and were more on the tall-tale/hearsay side of things.
As in there's nothing to back them up except for what was written in the medical publications at the time and tended to have little to no explanation behind them. The lack of explanation was rather disappointing to me but I did get to learn a bunch of new medical vocabulary that I'll never have usage for except a fun fact here and there. That and it was interesting to see how the approaches to medicine have changed throughout the centuries.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Terminal illness