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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Another Shelfarian recommended this nonfiction memoir of a resident surgeon, and I am glad i took the tip. Atul Gawande writes about many aspects of training to be a surgeon, and about the process of learning to be an effective doctor. We all want our doctors to be as skillful and up to date as...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Great book to read if you are interested in the practice of medicine. He is an excellent writer who provides the non-medical person with great insights. ”
Robin S wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Excellent ; well written and insightful
Barbara R wrote this review Friday, October 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
”“Awesome book. A must read for everyone. Explains medicine with all its complications to the common man.”
Anjana N wrote this review Wednesday, September 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a very interesting read. To be very honest it didn't give me much of a warm fuzzy about surgeons or even doctors in general. Obviously I know that doctors are human beings and I accept this but I do have personal experience with this. I've been practised on by inexperienced medical professionals before. The discussion regarding patient versus doctor making decisions was fascinating as well as the autopsy discussion. I think overall, it was a little hard to read at this time in my life. My Dad underwent surgery a year ago and didn't come out of it. I want to think about my Dad right now but not in terms of surgeons and autopsies.”
Sarah A wrote this review Tuesday, September 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The book started slowly, but quickly gained pace as the author recounted stories of various patients from his practice. I'm already biased towards medical books because my fascination with human biology (sometimes I like to think about the enzymes in our saliva and in our gut breaking down food while I'm eating), but I will say that there is a distinct human element to all his stories.
Cheryl Anne wrote this review Sunday, July 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Gawande doesn't try to make excuses for doctors, he just tries to put them and what they do in perspective: they are humans just like the rest of us. They choose to take on this profession in which they hold life and death in their hands, and for the most part they take it very seriously. It is up to us as society to realize their fallibility and accept it as a part of being human. That doesn't mean we should throw our hands up in the air and regress back to guessing and hoping that we will be all better, but we should reach an understanding that, for all of our technological advances, there is still a lot that us, and the medical profession, do not know. ”“I got to read only the first chapter of this book. Warning: You will get the fright of your life.!! ”
Ayyappan wrote this review Thursday, June 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Gawande shows how complicated surgery and medicine is, how often results vary and how regularly doctors cannot explain our sicknesses or health clearly in terms of cause and effect. This is an intimate portrait, well-written, honest, and appealing.”
Karen M wrote this review Saturday, April 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“If you want to know the nitty gritty or a surgeons daily life, this is the book to read! ”
Jillian P wrote this review Friday, April 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Atul and family are good people and he writes the truth”
Rich A wrote this review Wednesday, April 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I learned so much, great read.”
Jacob Casey wrote this review Sunday, March 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
