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A review by sellnow_hannah
Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain by Abby Norman
funny
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
This was a personal account of a woman living with chronic illness and she weaves elements of memoir, science, and history. I would say it’s mainly a memoir and an emotional glimpse into what it’s like to live with an unexplained illness highlighting the challenges in interacting with the medical system as a chronically ill person. While this was an emotional and heavy topic, I did enjoy the author’s frequent snarky comments and humor.
The downsides of this book were the timeline and the meandering nature of her writing. She seemed to jump back and forth in time in her personal story often and some of the science and history elements (while insightful) didn’t tie in as well with her personal story. Overall an enlightening read and one I’d recommend for people in healthcare.
(I don’t rate memoirs below a 4 star because I think it takes a lot of courage to be this vulnerable and share your life story. So for me 4-4.25 is good, 4.5-4.75 is great, 5.0 is fantastic.)
The downsides of this book were the timeline and the meandering nature of her writing. She seemed to jump back and forth in time in her personal story often and some of the science and history elements (while insightful) didn’t tie in as well with her personal story. Overall an enlightening read and one I’d recommend for people in healthcare.
(I don’t rate memoirs below a 4 star because I think it takes a lot of courage to be this vulnerable and share your life story. So for me 4-4.25 is good, 4.5-4.75 is great, 5.0 is fantastic.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt