From Leeches to Slug Glue by Roopa Pai (Review)

Hey readers, welcome back to my blog. Although, I'm an all-time fiction reader, I do pick up a non-fiction book once in a blue moon. So I picked up this non-fiction book because it looked interesting to me and I loved reading this book! 

This book explores 25 ideas that made ( and are making ) modern medicine. It narrates the stories of how the discovery of vitamins saved thousands of sailors, how making the surgeons wash their hands regularly saved the lives of thousands of womens, how Marie Curie helped in saving the lives of soldiers during the World War 1, and a lot more hows. 

It is divided into 4 sections, namely - 

Section 1 : 1600 BCE - 200 CE

Section 2 : 200 CE - 1700 CE

Section 3 : 1700 CE - 1900 CE

Section 4 : 1900 CE Onwards

All these sections comprise of the development and situation of medicine in their respective time periods. It's knowledgeable and well-written in terms of its writing style. The illustrations are absorbing and interesting. It has about 25 ideas (or chapters), each dealing with a detailed study of discoveries like how we finally had an understanding of the circulatory system, how vaccination came, how stethoscope was invented, how anaesthesia came, etc.

It has illustrations too which adds to its beauty. It also has a quiz page in the end to test your knowledge of the overall book. Along with all the knowledge, the narration is also engrossing and reader-friendly.

If you have a curious mind, then you should totally grab this book! 

 Amazon Link :   

From Leeches to Slug Glue