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Playing God: The Evolution of a Modern Surgeon
Playing God: The Evolution of a Modern Surgeon
Dr. Anthony Youn | 2019 | Biography, Essays, Medical & Veterinary
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Book Rating
The author's humility, compassion, and empathy. (2 more)
The writing style
Humor and fun stories
I enjoyed this book for the most part. It was nice to read about his training, getting started, and opening a practice. The part of him in a Jimmy Buffet cover band was hilarious. He had compassion and empathy and gave me a better impression of plastic surgeons. I like his humility, as well. I'd always assumed they were into perfection and not about improving the lives of regular individuals with tragic backstories. Towards the end of the book, though, when he had an established practice, he did tend to veer in that direction, which was unpleasant, but hopefully, he's not like that in real life. To constantly look at a person and imagine how much better they can look or to feel disgusted because of the way they look must make a very unhappy life.