Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Facemaker: One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris

43 reviews

shayna_hadassah's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and War

lizzzardbean's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Death, Gore, and War

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

I found this book challenging to comprehend initially, but once I persevered it got better! Lindsey Fitzharris's writing was uncomplicated and unpretentious; she used layman terms and explained Harold Gillies's actions and life brilliantly. I felt drawn to the stories throughout and was relieved to see that the chapters were short. 

 

The horrors of the war were evident throughout this book and need content warnings, which I will include below as usual. 

 

All in all, I give this book 4 out of 5 stars ✨ I would recommend to anyone interested in learning more about the world wars' atrocities as well as Gillies, the plastic surgeon who was the catalyst of facial surgeries in a time where it didn't seem possible 😳 Thank you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and War

akswaneee's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and War

pandin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring tense medium-paced

4.5

Absolutely tore through this one. Loved the prose, and so well researched. Immediately went and got "The Butchering Art" by the same author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

amywhite's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

chelsm123's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and War

em_1920's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sciencekoala's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This book was fantastic! It was a non-fiction read that I just couldn’t put down whenever I got the opportunity to read for myself. I learned so much about the history of plastic surgery as well as war-time medicine. WWI was a shock to the system for battlefield medics and the surgeons who had to clean up the mess- the weaponry used produced bodily damage unlike any we had ever seen while the scientific advances produced survival rates unlike what we had ever seen. The author handles the topic of these soldiers’ physical (and psychological) injuries with a perfect balance of reverence and realism, and she paints a picture of Gillies as a surgeon who was willing to do exactly the same when many of his colleagues couldn’t look past the twisted faces and figures before them to see the men and their minds left underneath. 

If you have any interest in surgery, history, WWI, medicine, or biography- I strongly recommend you read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and War

readwithmarie23's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt