I’m not a great reader of non fiction however the subject of transplantation interests and fascinates me so the chance of getting a greater insight into this fascinating speciality really appealed. I have no medical background but found this reasonably easy to understand although the names and functions of some body parts did go over my head a little after a while.
The book is a mix of history and personal experiences, many of which are if the author although some are third hand. I found the history side of it a bit laborious, probably really fascinating to those with more medical insight but a touch too technical for me. The personal experiences and case studies though were really interesting, I appreciated reading the debate as to whether alcoholics deserves liver transplants and it did make me rethink my own opinion. My favourite case study was that of Michaela, a transplant recipient, quite an emotional philosophy that one. The other chapter that provided pause for thought was that on Xenotransplantation (cross species transplantation)
Overall this is a fascinating book and worth persevering with, I found the second half of the book much easier and more thought provoking than the first
The book is a mix of history and personal experiences, many of which are if the author although some are third hand. I found the history side of it a bit laborious, probably really fascinating to those with more medical insight but a touch too technical for me. The personal experiences and case studies though were really interesting, I appreciated reading the debate as to whether alcoholics deserves liver transplants and it did make me rethink my own opinion. My favourite case study was that of Michaela, a transplant recipient, quite an emotional philosophy that one. The other chapter that provided pause for thought was that on Xenotransplantation (cross species transplantation)
Overall this is a fascinating book and worth persevering with, I found the second half of the book much easier and more thought provoking than the first