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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
2 reviews
mbrogs2024's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Medical trauma
Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Violence, and War
angievansprang's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
I’m not usually too into nonfiction, but apparently as a science/medicine nerd, this worked perfect for me. Mukherjee has a way of weaving a vivid timeline of cancer through many smaller, narrative stories that leave you caring for each “character”, though most of them were assuredly real people. I loved how this book explored the political & legal movements that were sidelining the scientific battle against cancer. A lot of these occurrences were not things I was previously aware of or taught in school. A very interesting read, especially if you are a science and/or medicine nerd like me!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Blood