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hannahcr's review against another edition
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This memoir follows David Nott, a British surgeon, through his work in warzones. It is a heart-wrenching but realistic account of the nature of his work. It also speaks volumes about out the bureaucratic issues of our international governances as well as development aid. I particularly valued the afterword, written by his wife Elly, which comments on her experience as a close supporter and advocate for David's work.
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5.0
This is my favourite book of all time
tammiebreads's review against another edition
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5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and War
swhite's review against another edition
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zackyswales's review against another edition
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5.0
One of the most inspiring books which made me do medicine
anna_laaa's review against another edition
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4.75
gabmc's review against another edition
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This was a very interesting memoir of an English surgeon who travelled to many war zones all over the world, over a 25 year period. It was a very easy to read book and had a good balance of not being too technical or too gory, but still explaining the different surgeries. I struggled to really connect to the author or even to like him, but there is no doubt he has done amazing work. What really struck me about this book was that the majority of casualties in each war zone were innocent civilians - and so many times children.