Another Day in the Frontal Lobe, by Katrina Firlik. The book recounts the residency of a neurosurgeon, incorporating the stories of various patients with the things she discovered beyond simply the medical knowledge. Best part about the book, she explained the hierarchy of interns, jr. resident, sr. resident, and chief. She describes neurosurgeons as being particuarly competive, and she certainly seems to fit the bill--having made a snarky comment about Dr. Ben Carter, without identifying him specifically, who has accomplished significantly more in his career, thank you very much.
The anecdotes were interesting, the insight into all of the things neurosurgeons do (spine surgery, too) was appreciated. Towards the end, it got a little long, and she lost a little bit of cred as she described herself working essentially for the wealthiest of people. Wow. That's courageous.
It wasn't a waste of time, but when it was all said and done, I'm not sure I'd care to know the author beyond this book.
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