Who recommended One of Us?

3 people have recommended One of Us in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including John Green and Brian Earp. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is One of Us worth reading?

3 people we track recommend it. It is best for: bioethics instructor redesigning a week-long seminar on bodily autonomy and surgical decision-making for next term — offers contemporary case material and historical background to prompt student debate and bring patient-centered testimony into class discussions right now.; paediatrics resident about to begin neonatal rotations or consults involving atypical genitalia — a chance to read patient and family perspectives before meeting affected families so you enter clinical encounters with more context (not a clinical protocol).; doctoral student in history or sociology assembling a literature review for a grant or dissertation chapter on medical visibility and stigma — provides archival framing and firsthand testimony you can cite and contrast with clinical sources during proposal writing.. It may not suit: you'll likely put it down when extensive archival history and policy analysis replace the opening personal narratives; those middle chapters can feel slow.; annoying if you prefer clear, step-by-step guidance or practical exercises — no hands-on exercises or quick prescriptions are included.; not for readers seeking a breezy memoir or uplifting narrative arc; tone moves between empathetic reporting and analytical, sometimes clinical, critique..

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One of Us by Alice Domurat Dreger: Recommended by 3 People

Name: One of Us
Author: Alice Domurat Dreger

Must children born with socially challenging anatomies have their bodies changed because others cannot be expected to change their minds One of Us views conjoined twinning and other abnormalities from the point of view of people living with such anatomies, and considers these issues within the larger historical context of anatomical politics. Anat...