Your Book Review: Great And Desperate Cures
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Finalist #2 in the Book Review Contest
Your Book Review: Great And Desperate Cures Finalist #2 in the Book Review Contest Scott Alexander Jul 17, 2026 165 185 21 Share [ This is one of the finalists in the 2026 book review contest, written by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done. I’ll be posting about one of these a week for several months. When you’ve read them all, I’ll ask you to vote for a favorite, so remember which ones you liked ] I. SURGERY FOR THE SOUL [content warning: this review is about lobotomies, and includes disturbing descriptions and pictures - SA] Surgery for the soul required a shar
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