Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

6 reviews

dblue236's review

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

I have always been fascinated by the Mutter Museum, although I have never had a chance to visit it myself. I had never learned much of anything about Dr. Mutter himself, and I found this book really interesting, albeit a bit slow moving from time to time. Some of the information about his colleagues felt a bit superfluous, but overall I was really engrossed in this and walked away from it feeling like I had learned something I may not ever have known much about otherwise. If you're interested in the medical field or biographies in general, I definitely recommend this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

hb_bookworm's review

informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

mountain_adventures's review

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

5.0

I read this book in preparation for a trip to the Mutter Museum. This book did not disappoint and really explained the legacy of Dr. Mutter. Unfortunately, the museum had very little of his work displayed. I have actually seen more of his work on loan at other museums. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

nonbinarian_librarian's review

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Abortion

roadki77's review

dark funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

Biography about Dr. Thomas Mütter with illustrations and photos, and some side-biographies about his peers/coworkers/students.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

rstegema's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

I had heard of Dr. Mutter before, but I had no idea how influential and compassionate he truly was. His story is incredible and this book presents it in an engaging and informative way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal cruelty