288 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846681325
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Profile Books (GB)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In gripping accounts of true cases, surgeon Atul Gawande explores the power and the limits of medicine, offering an unflinching view from the scalpel's edge. Complications lays bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is--uncert...
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inspiring 40%
emotional 25%
challenging 23%
hopeful 21%
tense 6%
adventurous 3%
dark 3%
funny 3%
mysterious 2%
sad 2%
relaxing 1%
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288 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846681325
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Profile Books (GB)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In gripping accounts of true cases, surgeon Atul Gawande explores the power and the limits of medicine, offering an unflinching view from the scalpel's edge. Complications lays bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is--uncert...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,837 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
inspiring 40%
emotional 25%
challenging 23%
hopeful 21%
tense 6%
adventurous 3%
dark 3%
funny 3%
mysterious 2%
sad 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 14%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detailModerate
Gore