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“Great read!!! It's amazing how we evolve in this world. ”
Marcus L wrote this review Monday, September 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The Knife Man by Wendy Moore is a historical novel about the life of John Hunter, who can be said to be the world's first modern surgeon. ”
Mike R wrote this review Friday, September 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Fascinating glimpse of the state of medicine and surgery in the 18th century through the life of John Hunter, surgeon. Seriously, they didn't even use gloves back then. ”
zombrarian wrote this review Wednesday, April 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A history book about the life of John Hunter, the famous anatomist and surgeon who's life work is still seen today in modern medicine.
Katy wrote this review Thursday, March 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book was told as a story rather than a history book, in a very good way, especially since this was the writer's first book. ”
“Lots of rich and gruesome details about nineteenth century medicine (which is always entertaining in a horrifying way). It describes all kinds of surgical procedures and how they did them back then, and how they were improved.”
Claire C wrote this review Wednesday, November 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A wonderful and engaging read on the birth of modern surgery. An excellent read of academic quality without the academia jargon.”
Riann wrote this review Saturday, April 19 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is the biography of one John Hunter, a famed (and notorious) surgeon/anatomist that revolutionized the medical field. A great companion to "The Greatest Benefit to Mankind" (Porter) and "A Medical Cabinet of Curiosities" (Bondeson).”
B.S. Moore wrote this review Saturday, January 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I work in medicine and that is mainly why I was drawn to this book. I had a hard time getting through it at times simply because I was looking for more human interest. She seemed to focus more on Hunter's keen interest in slicing and dicing animals to further his medical/surgical knowledge. If you're a vegan, I wouldn't recommend this read! If you like medicine and history, go for it! ”
Katherine S wrote this review Friday, November 2 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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