Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

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

43 reviews

pardonmylord's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.5

While I love the book, I do think there was something lost in audiobook vs physical book, but I liked it so much I’d be interested in seeing the physical book and flipping through it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Death and Fire/Fire injury

happentobeshort's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

This one took me a while to get through. The subject matter was very real and very upsetting but it was also very fascinating to learn all about. I knew that WW1 heralded a lot of innovations in medicine and reconstructive surgery, but I wasn't really aware of some of the finer details. It was really quite an amazing read despite the gory and depressing details, which I think were absolutely necessary anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

lilyreads01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

hattiereadssomanybooks_x's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content and War

isaarusilor's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical content, and War

hullosweetpea's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War

cyberhavok's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sohva's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

A very interesting account into plastic surgery during the forst world war. However, the book contains a lot of graphic injury detail and battlefield descriptions, which might not be for everyone.

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Content Warnings

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

frenchpants's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

beepbeep101's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Minor: Deadnaming, Homophobia, and Transphobia