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Twisted story. I laughed out loud and shared some particularly bizarre passages with my husband. The writer really has an edgy point of view. His main characters are all unspeakable but yet...but yet, very human somehow. Ouch!
I'm so glad I've finished this. I had looked for this eagerly, having read some really positive reviews of it, and expected it to be on the dark side, but didn't expect to really dislike it. From the outset, with the narrator's arrogant negative perceptions of his patients and his hatred of the human body in general, I hoped he'd end up struck off, and that this tale wouldn't put too many people off consulting their own GP. There are recurrent rants on various themes, and behaviour of his own th
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I love the way this story is set up. You have several beginning chapters which seem to make little sense until the story goes back in time and reveals the relationships between the main characters. As many recent thrillers it is difficult to decide whose account is correct but when you think you've got it squared away you will probably have to reconsider.
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Yet another book with horrible characters.
Jun 21, 2016
Lisa of Hopewell
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Somethings are so dang funny!!
Jan 07, 2014
Suzanne
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