Complications
by Atul Gawande
Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentarytroubled leads
Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book that is weighty, stirring and inventive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
In gripping accounts of true cases, surgeon Atul Gawande explores the power and the limits of medicine, offering an unflinching view from the scalpel's edge. Complications lays bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is―uncertain, perplexing, and profoundly human.
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- Author
- Atul Gawande
- Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 288
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