282 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805095159
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication date: 07 October 2014
Description
Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too frequently to run counter to the interest o...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,880 reviews
Moods
reflective 78%
emotional 58%
inspiring 40%
challenging 37%
sad 34%
hopeful 32%
dark 4%
funny 2%
tense 1%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 7%
Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Death, Cancer, Death of parentModerate
Terminal illness, Grief, Chronic illnessMinor
Medical content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization
282 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780805095159
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication date: 07 October 2014
Description
Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too frequently to run counter to the interest o...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,880 reviews
Moods
reflective 78%
emotional 58%
inspiring 40%
challenging 37%
sad 34%
hopeful 32%
dark 4%
funny 2%
tense 1%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 7%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Cancer, Death of parentModerate
Terminal illness, Grief, Chronic illnessMinor
Medical content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization