Kris L. (miss-info) reviewed The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy on + 386 more book reviews
This book tells three stories: that of Henry Gray, who wrote Grays Anatomy, Henry Carter, who illustrated it, and the author as he researches the two Henrys and takes anatomy classes at a local university. Henry Gray had no surviving diary or letters, but Henry Carter had plenty of both. We see Gray mainly through Carters eyes, and Carter through the eyes of our author. The book is well-written and informing, but I do not recommend it to the squeamish, as there is a LOT of discussion of cadavers, blood, and the inner workings of the body.
Kris L. (miss-info) reviewed The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy on + 386 more book reviews
This book tells three stories: that of Henry Gray, who wrote Grays Anatomy, Henry Carter, who illustrated it, and the author as he researches the two Henrys and takes anatomy classes at a local university. Henry Gray had no surviving diary or letters, but Henry Carter had plenty of both. We see Gray mainly through Carters eyes, and Carter through the eyes of our author. The book is well-written and informing, but I do not recommend it to the squeamish, as there is a LOT of discussion of cadavers, blood, and the inner workings of the body.
