A review by sea_elizabeth
The Empathy Exams: Essays by Leslie Jamison

Did not finish book. Stopped at 64%.

Having started this book in 2014, now in 2023 it's time to admit I will not finish it. A couple of the essays I really enjoyed and found thought provoking and I can still remember them (one I read in 2014 and another in 2022) but the others I don't at all. Which is probably not usual for an essay collection but the overall concept of the book is just not what I thought it was going to be. The writing is excellent and the author does indeed approach each topic and the people she interviews with openmindedness and thoughtfulness. I would also credit this author and her work with having gotten me interested in the topic of empathy and by extension compassion. It's still a book I would recommend.