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De matasanos a cirujanos by Joaquín Chamorro Mielke, Lindsey Fitzharris
2 reviews
beepbeep101's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris has become a must-read author for me. I read her second book, The Facemaker, first, which was one of the best books I read last year. I highly anticipate anything else she comes out with, should she publish more in the future!
Her writing reads, if not like fiction, as smoothly as a novel in most places. I grew up hearing medical terms around the dinner table, as my dad is a family physician, so I may have a head start on other readers - but there were few times that I had to stop to re-read a section or look up a term. Fitzharris defines concepts well for the layman. Most of the times I had to re-read anything were quotes using antiquated jargon.
I remember learning about pasteurization in school, and I, as many today, take for granted all of the antiseptic steps we go through today with even just treating scrapes. But learning about the process we went through to get there and about the lives of these individuals brings so much more perspective! I knew roughly the timeline for transitioning from miasma to germ theory, but reading in more detail about how we figured it out and the reactions of the medical community is fascinating and just….awe-inspiring.
Her writing reads, if not like fiction, as smoothly as a novel in most places. I grew up hearing medical terms around the dinner table, as my dad is a family physician, so I may have a head start on other readers - but there were few times that I had to stop to re-read a section or look up a term. Fitzharris defines concepts well for the layman. Most of the times I had to re-read anything were quotes using antiquated jargon.
I remember learning about pasteurization in school, and I, as many today, take for granted all of the antiseptic steps we go through today with even just treating scrapes. But learning about the process we went through to get there and about the lives of these individuals brings so much more perspective! I knew roughly the timeline for transitioning from miasma to germ theory, but reading in more detail about how we figured it out and the reactions of the medical community is fascinating and just….awe-inspiring.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Classism
roadki77's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
medium-paced
5.0
An amazingly informative book, though not for the squeamish. So entertaining that I almost forgot it was non-fiction!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Trafficking, and Pregnancy