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Seven Patients (2012)

by Atul Kumar(Favorite Author)

3.36 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Telemachus Press

review 1: Seven Patients by Atul Kumar is a medical thriller narrated by Raj Mok, a third-year medical student who is learning at a hospital. This is a work of fiction, kind of like a hospital TV show with a lot of drama and extreme cases. Basically, it's a collect of hospital horror stories. I found it to be entertaining and thought provoking. Doctors have a lot of power! I read this on on my Kindle and it had a lot of medical terms that I was unfamiliar with which became a bit annoying; however, the terms were usually explained. This book explores some ethical issues that doctors probably face. I was surprised this book got so many really negative reviews. If you are looking for great writing or good literature, this one is not it. However, if you love medical drama and wa... morent to get a feel what medical students go through, then I think you might enjoy this book if you can overlook poor editing. (Karen's review)
review 2: In his first year of clinical medicine, 3rd year medical student Raj shares his fears, excitement and tiredness with us. The world of practicing medicine is a far cry from the dry medical textbooks, as he experiences with seven patients he works most closely with. From the ER to the ICU, the trauma suffered by some of the patients are real and horrific. Definitely not a read for anyone squeamish by graphic descriptions of medical procedures and results of diseases and infections on patients. The author also raises a few ethical questions in patient treatment that I can see resulting in a long discussion during a book club. I wasn't sure about this book after being into it for 2 chapters, but gradually it drew me in and I became really interested in Raj's journey and the lives of these 7 patients. I'm glad I stuck with it because it turned out to be an interesting book, even though I could not really like Raj himself. less

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