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I like to read a little a bit before bedtime, but nothing too exciting or else I will stay up too late reading. I thought this book would be a good one for bedtime reading but, boy, was I wrong. It was not the subject matter - it was the author's writing style. He was so engaging and humorous that I found myself having a hard time putting the book down, I just wanted to keep reading more weird medical stories from the past.
That being said, this is not a book for the squeamish. If in depth details on medical treatments or accidental/self inflicted mutilation make you feel faint, you probably do not want to read this.
Although the medical treatments from the past seem bizarre to us today, the author is careful to point out that the medical practitioner's were using the accepted (and sometimes cutting edge) treatments of their time.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
That being said, this is not a book for the squeamish. If in depth details on medical treatments or accidental/self inflicted mutilation make you feel faint, you probably do not want to read this.
Although the medical treatments from the past seem bizarre to us today, the author is careful to point out that the medical practitioner's were using the accepted (and sometimes cutting edge) treatments of their time.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.