Note for the squeamish: There is some fine black humor inside that may shock you.A shocking look at reality, but I loved it! I had brain surgery for epileptic seizures and was cured. But as a result of this experience, I've continued to be fascinated with medicine and surgery.
This book gave me the chance to see what it may feel like to be on the other side. Dr. Vertosick takes the reader through his medical residency and through the long hours of being yelled at and belittled while trying to make people well. I think anyone who wants to go into medicine needs to read this book.
It's scary, but exciting at the same time! It's like you are going through this experience with the author and you want to finish reading the book so you can know you survived the journey and accomplished your goal.
If you are not interested in medicine or the operating room, you can probably live without this information. But for everyone else, it's a must read!
Very moving (the "success rate" on brain surgery is pretty low) and flows naturally between trenches humor, horrible failure, and glorious success.
A really refreshing read.