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A review by beebless
Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh
2.0
I thought this was well written - there are snippets of excellent description of places. I got the impression that Marsh is angry, anxious, grappling with his retirement but a lot felt unresolved. There was so much that I didn't find out though - what is his relationship like with his second wife? Did he learn from the mistakes of his first marriage? How did he reconcile with his children?
He's very displeased with how the NHS is run now, but I'd like to know if he's conveyed his solutions to decision makers. How does he get so involved with his Ukrainian and Nepalese colleagues - there seems to be a jump from "I trained with them" to "now I'm visiting every year". I also got the impression that he could be absolutely horrible to work with. And I know it's an autobiography but there seemed like there was very little about the people around him and how they might feel.
He's very displeased with how the NHS is run now, but I'd like to know if he's conveyed his solutions to decision makers. How does he get so involved with his Ukrainian and Nepalese colleagues - there seems to be a jump from "I trained with them" to "now I'm visiting every year". I also got the impression that he could be absolutely horrible to work with. And I know it's an autobiography but there seemed like there was very little about the people around him and how they might feel.