Book Club: The Age of Diagnosis

Join us at our next Book Club meeting in September for a stimulating discussion with like-minded individuals of The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan. Suzanne O'Sullivan is a neurologist and award-winning author. Through the moving stories of real people, she explores the complex world of modern diagnosis, comparing the impact of a medical label to the pain of not knowing. With scientific authority and compassionate storytelling, she opens up new possibilities for how we might approach our health and our suffering. Adam Rutherford finishes his Guardian review of the book with the words: “In a world where medical misinformation and disinformation flourish, and people die as a result, it takes courage to counter them without pandering to stereotypes. But that is what The Age of Diagnosis does so well. Ignore the subtitle – Sickness, Health and Why Medicine Has Gone Too Far – publishers’ sensationalism that belies an otherwise compassionate and measured book. Its overall message is clear: diagnosis is a tool to be wielded with the utmost caution, and tolerance for difference and for imperfection can go a long way in keeping us healthy.” If you don’t have time to read the book you could listen to excerpts on BBC Sounds: The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan, or you could join us anyway to listen to and discuss with those who have read the book. You can read more about this book at Goodreads: The Age of Diagnosis: by Suzanne O'Sullivan We have a group on Goodreads from which you can see all the books we're discussing and make comments and recommendations to other members of the group. Goodreads: Reading Humanists group.