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A review by cynicusrex
De Medische Wetenschap van House by Andrew Holtz
2.0
As a journalist he shouldn't have missed that Cameron is a woman, and that House wrote "not this leg" on his own leg. But it soon becomes apparent why these blatant mistakes were made; Andrew Holtz isn't really a fan. The book isn't about detailing every episode, but to expand upon the boons and pitfalls of modern medicine. Although the title is downright misleading, the first half was actually genuinely interesting. He even mentions Daniel Kahneman and the dangers of ubiquitous biases. Unfortunately, towards the end, the useful information is slowly replaced by a bashing of Gregory House, a bashing of doctors, and a crowning of nurses—who supposedly do the real doctor work anyway [sic]. This book could have been a wonderful exposition on the philosophy behind the leading characters and the medicine of each episode. It doesn't, though. So minus three stars for: using a misleading title, erring basic facts, and ending with a superficial subjective generalisation of doctors.