Title: So-so...
Product review: I'm fascinated by Phineas' injury, survival and subsequent challenges with his injury. However the book digressed more than I think it should have. When the author was explaining that doctors back in that time didn't use aseptic techniques and didn't even know that micro-organisms existed, that should have been about the end of that statement. But instead, the author digressed paragraph after paragraph giving a primer on microbiology, which is nearly irrelevant to phineas' condition. Yes, he got an infection, but did we need to learn a little microbiology to grasp the concept?Similarly, the author digressed for quite a while explaining the basics of neuroscience and anatomy that stretched (in my opinion) beyond the scope of Phineas and his injury.Over all I thought it was a good read. However, it's a relatively small book printed in relatively large type, nearly double-spaced. Perhaps the digressions were more for filler since I felt they went beyond the expected subject matter.
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