Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I (Signed Book) by Lindsey Fitzharris

29 reviews

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

I usually don't rate nonfiction, but this really clicked with me. I appreciated the narrative style that it was told, because it was easy to follow. I also appreciated the epilogue, and I'm glad to know that Harold Gillies really was a great man.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

gogglor's review against another edition

3.75

Informative. Harold Gillies was clearly a wonderful man, and I’m glad he was in this world. Glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Murder, and Dysphoria

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

I found this book challenging to comprehend initially, but once I persevered it got better! Lindsey Fitzharris's writing was uncomplicated and unpretentious; she used layman terms and explained Harold Gillies's actions and life brilliantly. I felt drawn to the stories throughout and was relieved to see that the chapters were short. 

 

The horrors of the war were evident throughout this book and need content warnings, which I will include below as usual. 

 

All in all, I give this book 4 out of 5 stars ✨ I would recommend to anyone interested in learning more about the world wars' atrocities as well as Gillies, the plastic surgeon who was the catalyst of facial surgeries in a time where it didn't seem possible 😳 Thank you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and War

pandin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring tense medium-paced

4.5

Absolutely tore through this one. Loved the prose, and so well researched. Immediately went and got "The Butchering Art" by the same author.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

amywhite's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

chelsm123's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and War

em_1920's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

readwithmarie23's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

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