Drew's review of The Children's Hospital
The Children's Hospital by Chris Adrian
Drew's review
rating:
bookshelves:
uhh----awesome-
recommended for:
people who enjoy magic realism or are into the mythology of religion.
status:
Read in March, 2008
Let's start with, "...Oh, my god..." in a very, very good way. So good, I kissed its cover when I finally finished it. What - you've never done that?
Now, first of all, I'll admit that there are a good 100-150 pages that could really be lobbed off the top. That being said, you must understand that it is these 100-150 pages that could either pull you in further or annoy you incredibly. Fortunately, myself belonging to the former category, there is a payoff to getting to know these people so well. Trying to keep up with all the medical jargon really isn't necessary in order to understand the bigger picture. It's ok - and it can even further bring out the book's humor - to look up certain diseases or conditions, but there are far too many to worry so much about. You'll know when you get there.
Next issue is with the editor. Know that there are a LOT, a TON, an ORGY of grammatical errors, mis-attributed pronouns, punctuation mistakes, etc., especially towards the 2n...more
Now, first of all, I'll admit that there are a good 100-150 pages that could really be lobbed off the top. That being said, you must understand that it is these 100-150 pages that could either pull you in further or annoy you incredibly. Fortunately, myself belonging to the former category, there is a payoff to getting to know these people so well. Trying to keep up with all the medical jargon really isn't necessary in order to understand the bigger picture. It's ok - and it can even further bring out the book's humor - to look up certain diseases or conditions, but there are far too many to worry so much about. You'll know when you get there.
Next issue is with the editor. Know that there are a LOT, a TON, an ORGY of grammatical errors, mis-attributed pronouns, punctuation mistakes, etc., especially towards the 2n...more
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