wendoxford 's review for:

Direct Red: A Surgeon's Story by Gabriel Weston

3.0

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A female surgeon's memoir of her medical then surgical training. A good read but needed more editing as endless stretches were repeated. That said, reading the case studies of composite patients was fascinating. BUT not nearly as well written as Henry Marsh (do No Harm) and Tanya Byron (The Skeleton Cupboard) which are similar medical recollections and how a career is distilled.