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becka6131's review against another edition
4.0
This is a really interesting cornerstone of the medical humanities with a LOT of problems. You gotta get the second edition with the new preface and afterword, where he acknowledges all the issues with the original.
endraia's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
katedg's review
4.0
A really, really important read for anyone who deals with illness regularly, or is interested in exploring perspectives about illness.
A bit difficult to read/follow at times, but overall, an incredible and important project.
A bit difficult to read/follow at times, but overall, an incredible and important project.
emilyclairem's review
3.0
Very easy and straightforward way of writing with an interesting thesis. I do wish there had been more in his argument in the way of how the body speaks through writing, as I found that argument to only come out during the discussion on chaos narrative, wherein the body prohibits narrative and voice. His argument, as he stipulates a few times, is reductive at times, but I appreciate that he emphasizes that narratives consistently overlap in his categories, and the categorization does make his argument compelling and easy to follow. I think this is a good book for people new to understanding health and narrative; it was a little too simplistic for what I was looking for, but I do wish that I had read this earlier in my studies because Frank makes his points very easily understandable, clear, and compelling.
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