Adventures in human being

I'm not an avid reader of non-fiction, purely because I find myself disengaged from the content. However, Francis manages to provide knowledge and history through stories and I could not put it down. It may be because I have a huge passion for medicine anyways but I found myself gripped throughout. My friend even said I was reacting to it as if it was fiction.

The book goes through head to toe, sharing patient stories, providing historical context for medical advancements as well as how culture has had an impact on it. There were moments I found myself happy because the patients had recovered, sad because of the devastating journey to death, and angry because of the life patients had been robbed of throughout history.

This really is a wonderful insight into the medical field and I am so happy I got to read it