A review by mynamerhymes
Mountains Beyond Mountains (Adapted for Young People): The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder

4.0

This was a lite version of the original, prize winning text. It was all my library had available on audio book, and I don't think I had the mental bandwidth to read the original. The successes of PIH around the world are undoubtedly inspiring, and this gave me a much better understanding of the recent history of infections diseases. But what I really saw was a book about examining the philosophical struggle of trying to heal as many people as possible while also doing everything possible for one person. How keeping up that level of personal accountability takes superhuman effort. And how there aren't and won't be easy answers. So we just have to accept that we will fail and love people anyway. Extremely thought-provoking and inspiring, even without with full text.