Written by an ER doctor, it's a collection of fictional medical stories that are based on his actual real-life experiences as a doctor. My favorite story is the last one, a tale of death after a beautiful life. Don't miss it!

Jauhar has an amazing vocabulary (I had to google a number of words!), and this book is a vulnerable, honest look at the dishonest, unscrupulous side of medicine.

I didn't like this one quite as much as Jauhar's other book, mainly because this one had fewer stories.

A fascinating look at all the odd things that can go wrong when people's brains malfunction. My copy was an older one so, whoa, the language he used in the last section was shocking; like, it was apparently acceptable to use "moron" medically! I think newer versions have a note about this but mine didn't. Terminology aside, I can tell Sacks really cared about his patients.

I did not love this one; the content was all right, but I thought it needed way more editing. The flow wasn't great, some of it felt repetitive, some of it was boring...and I think it could have all been fixed with some serious editing. Don't waste your time on this one; there are tons of other better medical memoirs to read!

Written by a mom whose adult daughter died of cystic fibrosis. I really, really felt her heartbreak as I read; to lose your only child to this disease after taking such good care of her for so many years...it was just a crushing blow.

At first, I didn't like this author! He seemed gruff and stuck-up. But as I read on, I began to appreciate his heart for his patients.

He's a neurosurgeon, and this was another book that reminded me that I want to be a nurse, not a doctor. A neurosurgeon in particular has SO much responsiblity; one tiny wrong move can ruin your patient's brain. That's too heavy a weight for me to carry!

Written by a young mom who got cancer, but she's a hilarious human being, so the book is not as heavy as you might imagine.

I really loved this one because it was so heavy on patient stories. Super engrossing!

Written by a U.K. author (I love how their ORs are called "theatres"), this is a great read for understanding the NICU experience from a mom's perspective. And now I kind of want to be a NICU nurse.

The fascinating and sad story of how cells were taken without permission, from a black woman dying of cervical cancer, and have since been used to save countless lives. Does the end justify the (very iffy) means? Note: I watched the movie too, and the book was 1000 times better.

A thoughtful discussion of mortality; such an important thing to think about even early in life.

A pretty thorough tour of the human body; sorta like a textbook, except with interesting writing!

An entire book about a single nursing shift; more interesting than it sounds! I liked her Critical Care book a little better because there were more patient stories; this one goes in-depth with just four.

Written by an English professor who left her career to become an RN later in life, so that made it interesting to me!

One of my faves! Sad story, brilliant writing; I wish he'd lived long enough to write dozens of books.

Hazzard spent years as a paramedic in a super gritty area of Atlanta; definitely not an easy place to work emergency medicine. This one has a lot of language; probably accurate to real-life, but you should know it's not a very gentle read.

The book helped me realize how different pediatric medicine is; children's bodies are so different than adult bodies. Lots of patient stories, which I love.

This one made me very sure I want to be a nurse, not a doctor. Doctors have so much responsibility!

Funny writing, heavy subject. It's not super gross, but if you can't stand frank writing about dead bodies, skip this one!

This doctor has spent his career regularly volunteering in dangerous war-torn areas. Heart-breaking situations, but I have so much respect for his efforts to help!

Lovely writing; it was sad to read about the uphill battle she has faced as a woman and as a Black person in medicine.

Not super entertaining for the average person, but very interesting if you are fascinated by medical language and slang.

Hilarious writing by a UK OB/Gyn. Some language.