A review by jarcher
Who Gets Believed?: When the Truth Isn't Enough by Dina Nayeri

3.0

I’m torn on this one. On the one hand it was often scattered, but on the other there were some really well argued and beautiful sentiments about our ability to evaluate the honesty of others. The bottom line is that we are absolutely terrible at evaluating the sincerity of others’ emotions, pain, and words, especially if someone is from a culture that is not our own. It’s an incredibly valuable idea to remember as a doctor, but useful for anyone. I thought the diatribe against mid- level practitioners was random and strange, and the opining on the existence of God felt out of place, but much of the rest of the book was moving and often practical.