The Hypochondriac’s Pocket Guide to Horrible Diseases You Probably Already Have by Dennis DiClaudioMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
Oh my, there are some gruesome diseases in here. There are also some that are just plain scary, not that I started thinking I had them, but just knowing things like that exist is worrisome. If you are a hypochondriac, I would say, DO NOT read this book under any circumstances. Each illness comes with a helpful list of symptoms, which makes it really easy to check things off and convince yourself that you have whatever is being described.
The book is written in a tongue in cheek manner. When it comes to treatment or prognosis, there are times when it straight up says that if you have this, you are going to die, but life might be really great up until the inevitable death.
While I found this book informative and entertaining, I only gave it two stars because it is not one I would read cover to cover again. I might go to specific sections and read those, but not the whole book. I do think that people that are really into health or science would find this book fascinating and really enjoy it.
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Author: Dennis DiClaudio
Publisher: becker&mayer! Books
Publication Date: December 13th 2005
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