First published 2020
When Timothy Snyder falls gravely ill, he confronts the American medical system head-on. Navigating a maze of specialists, insurance roadblocks, and mounting expenses, Snyder reckons with the fragility of health and the human costs of a profit-driven industry. As his own life hangs in the balance, Snyder's journey becomes a powerful indictment of a system that fails the very people it's meant to serve. With vivid detail and searing honesty, "Our Malady" lays bare the systemic flaws that threaten the well-being of all Americans.
Genres: medical, american, biography-memoir, health, history-of-medicine, 21st-century, current-affairs, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-journey, social-commentary
Period: 21st-century
192 pages · Paperback · Crown
Content warnings: medical-trauma