I enjoyed this book, Dr Das talks about the surgeries that he has to complete over the years, the outcomes and the severity and how complex some routine operation can become. He discusses his training in India and the differences between India and England. My only criticism is this wasn't anything new and DR Das made it feel like some of his patients were ungrateful.

I very much enjoyed this book, which I read within one day. Having had radical nephrectomy myself it was very interesting to learn more about the work of a urology surgeon. I was very interested to read about the actual steps of a nephrectomy and learn that urology is amongst the most difficult of surgical specialities. I also found the stories of the author's training and in Calcutta very interesting. The book is filled with warmth. It was an addictive one day read! Thank-you for the opportunity to read this great piece of work!!

I absolutely was riveted by this collection of cases from the surgeons perspective,it was warm,sometimes funny sometimes sad,a very worthy read written and presented beautifully..

A wonderful read scanning the education and working life of Gautam Das, a Consultant Surgeon from his beginnings in Calcutta to various NHS hospitals across England. There are snippets of stories of operations and consultations with a range of patients and diseases within the field of Urology.

This book gives an insight into Gautum’s life showing that it takes a special kind of human being to choose this path and carry out this kind of work. His compassion and love of his profession came through strongly as did his dedication to his chosen field.

It is well paced and throughout I found myself eager to get to the end of chapters to find out what happened to the patients. There is some technical jargon jotted about that had me reaching for my phone on a few occasions to decipher meanings, but not enough to put me off. Not only was it a great read, but I also found I learnt about various facets of the medical profession.

This book sounded interesting from the description, but it is sadly lacking in personality. I am sure the author is a fine surgeon, as he reminds us several times, but the book reads like a medical textbook. It is impossible to relate to the author as a flesh and blood human being and I stopped reading after about four or five chapters. It is absolutely lifeless.

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley.