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The Invisible Kingdom

Meghan O'Rourke
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55 pages • 1 hour read

Meghan O'Rourke

The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2022

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    Meghan O'Rourke's The Invisible Kingdom offers an insightful and compassionate exploration of chronic illness. Readers praise its blend of personal narrative and thorough research, highlighting O'Rourke's eloquent prose. Criticisms include occasional over-complexity and a sense of repetition. Still, it stands as a powerful, informative read on an often misunderstood subject.

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    Who Should Read The Invisible Kingdom?

    Readers fascinated by the intersection of medical science and personal narrative will enjoy The Invisible Kingdom by Meghan O'Rourke. Ideal for those who appreciated The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee or Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan, it's a compelling exploration of chronic illness and the quest for diagnosis.

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    Reading Age

    18+years

    Book Details

    Topics
    Health / Medicine
    Disability
    Science / Nature
    Themes
    Identity: Disability
    Emotions/Behavior: Determination / Perseverance
    Natural World: Appearance & Reality
    Genre
    Biography