An interesting peek in the transplant world

Already a fan of medical non fiction having read Critical by Dr Matt Morgan and This may hurt by Adam Kay among others this book had a lot to live up to. I noticed the cover first which grabbed my attention to it being a medical story before I even read the synopsis. I found this book both interesting and informative but it didn’t have the endearing features that the other fore mentioned books did . I liked that it features real cases which was my favourite part and how the life changing decisions made everyday by doctors in the transplant world decide who lives and who dies , gods advocate if you will. Moral and ethical decisions made and made me ask myself should someone who’s a alcoholic be given a new liver before some else in liver failure through no fault of there own a decision I wouldn’t like to make. The book describes the history of transplants which was interesting I did find myself reading these parts faster to get onto the patients stories . Being non medically trained I just enjoy these books so it’s important to be able to understand a certain amount of the information being given Is written in such away that someone with no medical background can enjoy and that’s not an easy task considering the subject and complexity , but this book did try to do this particularly the case studies but there were a some quite technical parts too but I didn’t mind that .I liked the authors honesty particularly about the guilt he can feel when something goes wrong . It’s not a quick and easy read but I was ok with that due to nature of the book , I would recommend this book and if your into medical non fiction and looking for something to sink your teeth into a bit more . 3.75 /5