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A review by gilh0_0ley
Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
I found this really hard to put down!
Each chapter is essentially an anecdote about a particular case and whilst Marsh doesn't shy away from using medical terminology, I thought it was quite accessible. Many of the other reviews here and elsewhere mentioned how unsympathetic Marsh is; if anything, his honesty was quite refreshing. I get the distinct impression that those same traits that meant he would be difficult to work with are a key part of his success as a neurosurgeon. If you're literally holding people's lives in your hands day in, day out, you're going to have a very different perspective on life than the rest of us.
Each chapter is essentially an anecdote about a particular case and whilst Marsh doesn't shy away from using medical terminology, I thought it was quite accessible. Many of the other reviews here and elsewhere mentioned how unsympathetic Marsh is; if anything, his honesty was quite refreshing. I get the distinct impression that those same traits that meant he would be difficult to work with are a key part of his success as a neurosurgeon. If you're literally holding people's lives in your hands day in, day out, you're going to have a very different perspective on life than the rest of us.