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The Karma Suture
Sue Carey is a driven, 20-something doctor struggling to preserve her sanity, sobriety, and humanity in the corridors of one of Cape Town's biggest public hospitals. Finding imaginative ways of saving patients is her life's work, thoughfinding a man who wants more than a one-night stand would be nice as well. Both harrowing and hilarious, her journey of self-discovery lead...more
Paperback, 296 pages
Published
April 1st 2009
by Jacana Media
(first published 2008)
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Sigh. How come is it that I always seem to have a different experience from the reviewers of books? This is the South African Best Seller....and all I can respond with is 'How?!'.
The novel is basically about a young doctor's life working in government hospitals in Cape Town. This alone makes you think that it is going to be a rich, riveting and exciting book.....not so. It took me ages to finish it, mainly because every time I read it I felt tired - because this poor doctor was tired, all the t...more
The novel is basically about a young doctor's life working in government hospitals in Cape Town. This alone makes you think that it is going to be a rich, riveting and exciting book.....not so. It took me ages to finish it, mainly because every time I read it I felt tired - because this poor doctor was tired, all the t...more
Sue Carey is a 20-something doctor working in a state hospital in Cape Town. She is trying to cope with a hectic work load in circumstances not nearly ideal, but still attempting to lead a normal life. Love evades her, but she is often too tired to care. She's been called the Bridget Jones in the medical world. I loved this book. I think Rosamund has a lovely writing style and I would recommend it to especially those who like hospital stories.
I bought this book in a small bookstore in Stellenbosch, South Africa. I devoured it in the two days between Cape Town and Joburg. It's a quick read for one thing. For another it gives a nice sliver of life in Cape Town. It's about a female doctor working on an inner-city Cape Town hospital. She deals with the usual stuff: work stress, diet, extra pounds, finding a decent guy, parents, friends, etc. What it doesn't deal with is racial issues but I got plenty of that in the books I checked out at...more
I think that only a South African doctor, who knows what a state hospital like Bellville Hospital aka Tygerberg is like from the inside, can really appreciate this. It's all there; the seeming futility, the endless queues of patients, the bizarre humor, the exhaustion & the friends who drag you through.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and have been meaning to buy a copy for a while. It had perfect touches of drama, medical information (who knows how accurate) and romance - all of which I like. Also, being oginally from Cape Town myself, I loved being able to closely relate to the areas she described.
Jun 28, 2008
Ron Irwin
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A fabulous book that brings Grey's Anatomy to Cape Town. Number 3 South African novel in the country.
Sue Carey is a driven, twenty-something doctor struggling to preserve her sanity, sobriety and humanity in the corridors of one of Cape Town's biggest public hospitals. Finding imaginative ways of saving patients is her life's work. Finding a man who wants more than a one-night stand would be nice as well. Sue's journey of self-discovery is both harrowing and hilarious. The Karma Suture visits th...more
Sue Carey is a driven, twenty-something doctor struggling to preserve her sanity, sobriety and humanity in the corridors of one of Cape Town's biggest public hospitals. Finding imaginative ways of saving patients is her life's work. Finding a man who wants more than a one-night stand would be nice as well. Sue's journey of self-discovery is both harrowing and hilarious. The Karma Suture visits th...more
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It was completely different to what i was expecting. And completely different to anything else I've ever read. I thought it was very well written. A very enjoyable read. Although at times very hectic.
An engaging book about a young doctor working crazy hours in a big public hospital in South Africa - whilst also looking for love, of course.
I liked the South African setting, the play on words and the background it revealed of becoming a doctor. It is light but very enjoyable.
Loved it, couldnt put it down
interesting and real expose of our government hospitals...a first bookclub 'hit'.
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“...if everybody is born essentially good, what is wrong with our society that it so often allows the goodness to go into hiding? It is easier, I suppose, just to believe that some people are born inherently evil.”
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