Really fascinating although a little too technical in places
I was pleasantly surprised by this book! This book is a nice mix of the history of organ transplantation and Dr Mezrich's own personal experiences as a transplant surgeon.
It did take me a while to get going with this book as it starts off with a LOT of the history which involved a lot of medical terms. There were parts at the beginning where I found myself skim-reading which was disappointing as I do try hard not to do this with books. Nonetheless, I still felt well educated on transplantation's history and there is no denying that the topic is fascinating which is what kept me going.
I started to enjoy the book a lot more towards the last two thirds - the history got a little more relevant, and as my understanding of the topic increased I found the book more accessible. Furthermore, Dr Mezrich started to introduce more of his own experiences into his writing which were my favourite parts. Most of the last third is in fact his own experiences, including hot topics in the field of transplantation - such as whether an alcoholic should receive a liver transplant, how someone's necessity for a transplant is measured, and whether transplants from other living creatures to humans will ever be possible.
The book really opened my eyes to how wonderful and clever organ transplantation is! Many thanks to Readers First for a free copy of this book.
It did take me a while to get going with this book as it starts off with a LOT of the history which involved a lot of medical terms. There were parts at the beginning where I found myself skim-reading which was disappointing as I do try hard not to do this with books. Nonetheless, I still felt well educated on transplantation's history and there is no denying that the topic is fascinating which is what kept me going.
I started to enjoy the book a lot more towards the last two thirds - the history got a little more relevant, and as my understanding of the topic increased I found the book more accessible. Furthermore, Dr Mezrich started to introduce more of his own experiences into his writing which were my favourite parts. Most of the last third is in fact his own experiences, including hot topics in the field of transplantation - such as whether an alcoholic should receive a liver transplant, how someone's necessity for a transplant is measured, and whether transplants from other living creatures to humans will ever be possible.
The book really opened my eyes to how wonderful and clever organ transplantation is! Many thanks to Readers First for a free copy of this book.