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Jul 20, 2010

Jessica rated it:

I know that this is just my opinion, and others are free to disagree, but I found this book nothing but trash. I found it to be very pro-choice and liberal, with Republicans potrayed as rude, ridiculous, religious bigots, and pro-life people potrayed as crazy and violent. The entire book is simply distateful; while the writing is well done, it is clear this author has an agenda (pro-choice), and the plot itself serves only to reiterate this purpose. To quote another reviewer, tough customer, fr More...

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Mar 12, 2008

Sarah rated it:

After reading the reviews posted here I was worried that I was not going to like this book. So many people gave one or two stars, and didn't have much good to say about it.

Needless to say, I loved it. I thought it was fantastic and did not want to put it down. I was sad when it was over and really felt a connection to all of the characters.

I will be sure to look for more books from this author in the future.

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Mar 14, 2008

Amy rated it:

This was a page turner. I enjoyed it. It was a cross between a love story and thriller/suspense story. It was a different kind of read for me and definitely brought me out of the serious dramas that I have been reading as of late. Well written for a debut novelist. I will certainly read the next one.

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Dec 29, 2011

Michelle rated it:

Wasn't sure if I was going to like it at first because of the way it went back and forth in different scenes, past to present, etc. However, I did enjoy it very much and found it hard to put down once I continued reading. Although each of the characters had their own skeletons in the closet, so to speak, I felt empathy for each and every one of them, understanding what led them to their actions. At first I was thinking it would have been nice to find out who's baby Annie was pregnant with. But, More...

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Aug 29, 2007

Michelle rated it:

I pulled this book off the library shelf because on the first page the main character was swearing up a storm. I mean, how often do you get to hear that? Especially followed by "I wanted him to be buried deep in the ground where no one would ever look... when I consider my unrelenting devotion to Jesus, I have to say that I am sorely disappointed." This scene is actually almost the last scene in the book and it took me a few pages from this intense beginning to get into the story. More...

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Feb 05, 2012

Tiffany rated it:

Now that I have finished the book, I am not really sure how I want to rate it. Part of me wants to give it 4 stars and then the other part of me thinks that 3 are justifiable.

The story starts out interesting with the line "The memory starts here, in my apron pocket, with the gun." I was hooked at the beginning of the story and intrigued, but just as soon as I got into the story, I got to the portion of the story that was basically a long flashback. For me, I just didn't li More...

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Nov 18, 2011

Kristin rated it:

I liked the book, but I did not love it and I did not find it as suspenful as I expected based on the reviews listed on the book cover (all from respected magazines and newspapers). I found all of the main characters well developed and interesting. They're complicated and realistic and I appreciated that. My favorite character was actually Theresa Sawyer, a teenager that only makes a few very tiny appearances, and her appearance in the book was never explained, but she was interesting. I didn More...

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Jun 29, 2011

Kayla rated it:

Contrary to what others may think, I thought this was a wonderfully written and suspenseful book. It really is hard to believe that this is Brundage's debut novel as it written like one of an experienced author. Thankfully I didn't read any of the reviews on here or I may not have read it as I think they are very misleading. It seems like a lot of the people on here took it way too seriously. I can understand how some may feel that Brundage was trying to insult the conservative way of thinking, More...

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Nov 28, 2010

Elizabeth rated it:

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Jul 12, 2010

Laura rated it:

I actually find it funny that some people hated this book because they found the pro-life/anti-choice characters to be "too extreme" and took offense on the basis that "not all those who stand on the right of this issue are psychotic maniacs." Well, duh. Of course they aren't.

But this book isn't about the ones who aren't. And why not? Because run-of-the-mill ordinary pro-lifers don't make for very interesting fiction. (Neither, for that matter, do run-of-the-mill More...

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Jun 19, 2009

Amanda rated it:

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Mar 11, 2008

Jenna rated it:

My mom had read this and gave it to me to read. I started it several months ago and then put it down because I got side tracked by another book that I thought would be more worth my time. A couple of weeks ago I came back to it and then couldn't put it down! Maybe it's because I haven't read a book like this in awhile but I couldn't wait to see how it would end and how the suspense of it would reveal itself. This book was not what I expected it to be but was very good in the end!

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Jan 31, 2010

Grace rated it:

"The Doctor's Wife" by Elizabeth Brundage is a decent book. I devoured the book in a Sunday, getting caught up in the four main characters: Michael Knowles, a prominent obstetrician who pulls double duty between his practice and a health clinic that provides abortions; his wife Annie Knowles, a journalism professor at a local women's college; Simon Haas, another professor at the same local women's college who hasn't painted anything in years before meeting and falling in love with Anni More...

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May 11, 2011

Virginia rated it:

An interesting debut from an obviously talented author. The plot was fast moving, switching viewpoints and time periods. Brundage balances these changes well without losing the reader with the constant changes. The story begins with a pivotal scene, and then tells the background story leading up to that initial moment through flashbacks. As the violence against main characters increases and emotions between warring spouses intensifies, the plot crescendoes nicely into that initial scene of c More...

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May 11, 2011

Melissa rated it:

first, i was deeply offended by some of the prior reviews of this book, including one by a person who references herself as a "future doctor's wife." i resent any use of the phrase "hardcore feminist" in a derogatory manner to address an opinion that differs from one's own. really and truly, please. become a bit more evolved. This book IS a work of fiction, but it has roots in the modern day "right to life" movement. Not so long ago, quite a few "kill lists" More...

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Mar 06, 2010

Stacy rated it:

The basis of the book could be one of 'controversy' but, regardless of the pro/anti abortion theme, this book picks up as quick thriller. Just about half way through I become addicted to the characters and did not want to stop reading.
The way the story was written you get to know the characters, as their backgrounds intertwine with their current lives.

Michael and Annie, and their two children; Annie is a bored housewife, who adores her children and her husband, Michael, is a More...

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Jul 25, 2011

Michelle rated it:

Yes, this novel involves abortion and an extremist Right to Life Christian group. Yes, it involves a practicing ob/gyn who offers his services at a women's clinic on Saturdays and it also involves a manipulative, fundamentalist pastor.

And yet, in no way was I swept away by the controversial issues included in this story. It was the characters who I was immersed in, the dynamics which made them who they were and the journeys they took to get them to the point of this book.

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Apr 29, 2008

Rsupergirl rated it:

Early on I found myself not caring about what happened to the characters. They weren't just deeply flawed, they were unlikable, every single one. I kept reading to see if any life lesson was going to turn even one into a better, likable person, or if something were to be revealed about a character which would mitigate their unlikability. Didn't happen. The ending was underwhelming and unsatisfactory. Don't bother.

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Sep 11, 2010

Houry rated it:

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Jul 25, 2007

Kelly rated it:

Lies, adultery, secrets...sin at it's finest. This book connected the lives of four people with boatloads of skeletons in their closets. A doctor who will stop at nohthing to do what he believes in, a woman so desperate with desire, a wife so completely naive and passionate, and an artist so riddled with guilt. This book takes you on an adventure and with every page you change your prediction of the end.

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Sep 27, 2011

Michelle rated it:

I did not care for this book. it was a relatively easy read, but Im afraid I may have not read it carefully towards the end. I have a few unanswered questions, but there's a chance I just blew over them. Was her article ever published? What happened to her baby? Why didn't Lydia see Simons car at the house when she arrived? Who stuffed their dog? Did the minister ever get his cat back? How did they find a new house and move when they were at the hospital all week? Where were they moving to and w More...

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Sep 02, 2011

Rachael rated it:

I really enjoyed this book after I finally got into it. It was given to me by a friend who always tries to find local authors. So time and time again I would pass it over for other books that sounded better, but once I started reading it, I stayed up nights until I was finished. I found the fact that I was set in the areas that I grew up in very cool, although I did have to keep reminding myself that it was fiction. I think it's interesting that some people did not care for this book because the More...

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Jan 30, 2011

Cindy rated it:

Once i started reading this book i could not put it down. It has everything: murder, suspense, romance. There are 4 main characters that are connected to each other by a very controversial subject. I found the book disturbing at times but most certainly would recommend it. I would like to read another book by this author.

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Jun 20, 2011

Nakira rated it:

This book is filled with controversy and that is EXACTLY why I loved it so much. I picked up this book after reading Somebody Else's Daughter by Brundage, which also dealt with some interesting topics.

In my early opinion, the jacket gave too much detail of the story, but I found that to not be true after about getting halfway through the book. The author does a great job of adding layers to the story and making the characters believable and real. It was interesting to get the pe More...

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Mar 06, 2011

Jill rated it:

In The Doctor's Wife the lives of four people intertwine which leads to a cataclysmic conclusion. Michael is an OB/GYN who has a very good practice, but when asked to help out a former friend with an abortion clinic, he chooses to help. He becomes a target of a Christian group that has been harassing the clinic. Annie, his lonely and neglected wife finds refuge in the arms of a once famous artist, Simon. Simon's wife Lydia suspects the affair.

First off, The Doctor's Wife is not exact More...

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Nov 10, 2010

Candy rated it:

One of the best books that I have ever read. Definitely a book that I could not put down. I have a rule that I broke while reading this book. My rule is to NEVER skip ahead in the story or to the end of the book to see what happens. Well, with this book I had to. I could not stand the suspense anymore.
This book is so dark, not a happy feel-good type of read but once you start this book, you will become immersed in the 4 main characters. The author portrays male and female relationshi More...

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Jul 06, 2011

Tricia rated it:

I wish I had taken time to find out what this book was about before I began reading it, because if I had known that it was an extremely one sided view on abortion and pro-life, I would not have read it. Every character in this book who did not believe in Pro-Choice is portrayed as over-the-top and insane and a lunatic that would stop at nothing to forcefully be heard. Yes there are those extremely crazy people out there, but they are few and far between. Certainly every Pro-Lifer would not con More...

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Mar 30, 2011

Nicole rated it:

Read this a few years ago but had forgotten the ending so re-read and wasn't all that impressed the second time around. I found myself empathetic to the character of Mike (the doctor) who gets short-changed as he is not really developed and his only fault (if you can call it that) is that he decides to volunteer time at a women's clinic performing abortions for low-income patients. The artist's wife character is the least sympathetic of all and I wanted to shake some sense into her at numerous More...

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Jul 09, 2007

Kelly rated it:

This book is a dull read. It does not really envoke the imagination nor does it educate you on anything. It would be a decent beach read, or a rainy day read to just say you read a book today.

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Nov 20, 2009

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