A review by ptaradactyl
The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris

dark informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

Very good and informative. I was expecting the stories about medical treatment, but it was the stories of how brutal trench and naval warfare in WWI really was that left me shaken. 

I enjoyed it, and I learned from it. But it’s not for those who can’t handle body trauma. It wasn’t gratuitous; it was needed to explain the needs for treatment and the scale of the injuries. But it horrific and tragic. 
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