I said after Autopsy I will never read another Scarpetta again. I broke my promise. I was actually curious if she's improved any, and I have to say thI said after Autopsy I will never read another Scarpetta again. I broke my promise. I was actually curious if she's improved any, and I have to say the answer is NO though this time she's only tangentially involved in a plot to murder people and not the main target of a nefarious plot. But really, the whole investigation and the plot could be confined to about a chapter, and the rest of the book are very long descriptions of environments, locations, flora and fauna of the VA DC Maryland area. Both exhausting and short on substance. I do feel that Cornwell spends WAY TOO MUCH TIME introducing all the characters in every novel, and for the love of god, the people who read your books have read them since the beginning. We don't need the long exposes. Instead of page filler, perhaps make the plots more complex......more
What a sobering book. So we are all going to die. This is inevitable. The pure fact that so few people think about the way they would like to spend thWhat a sobering book. So we are all going to die. This is inevitable. The pure fact that so few people think about the way they would like to spend their last days, and that the medical establishment doesn't quite have enough people trained in geriatric medicine NOR training in how to increase quality of life vs mechanical lifesaving measures is simply deplorable. Everyone should read this book, make an end-of-life plan, and share it with loved ones. I, for one, am writing a will and end-of-life care plan immediately because once again, we are all going to die. I've been a fan of Gawande's writing for a couple decades now, and I very much enjoy the mixture of anecdote and moral lessons he provides....more
IDK how this ended up on my list AND I requested it from the library at some point? So when I got a notification about it being available, I jumped stIDK how this ended up on my list AND I requested it from the library at some point? So when I got a notification about it being available, I jumped straight into it, and boy, what a one-sided book. It might provide some interest to women who have never paid attention to the idea that biology is individual, every decision we make affects us in the long run, and menopause sucks. As a person in early menopause, it might have been useful to read in my early 30s so I could watch for the signs of menopause, but that's about the end of its usefulness. Additionally, the author is classist and fat phobic, so there's that. First 3/4 of the book continuously felt like one of those click-bait recipe websites "scroll down to see how I stay healthy" and while I think the factual advice is on point (eat these particular items, take these particular supplements) it's not anything I can't get on the internet?...more
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