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The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber
3 reviews
pugluver11's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
What I Liked:
- the narrative style was easy to follow
- lots of background info is provided to simplify complex concepts such as pharmacology, nursing skills, etc.
- takes you through the investigation from start to finish
- reenactment of phone calls added to the experience
- Shows the corruption of the American healthcare system
What I Didn't Like:
- Some of the descriptions felt overly descriptive. Obviously the names were changed, but this is about real people.
- the narrative style was easy to follow
- lots of background info is provided to simplify complex concepts such as pharmacology, nursing skills, etc.
- takes you through the investigation from start to finish
- reenactment of phone calls added to the experience
- Shows the corruption of the American healthcare system
What I Didn't Like:
- Some of the descriptions felt overly descriptive. Obviously the names were changed, but this is about real people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Murder
daniellekat's review
challenging
dark
slow-paced
2.5
I'm having a hard time rating this since the "story" was interesting but I think the pacing of the book took away from my enjoyment of reading this. I felt like the author didn't have a strong focus for the narrative they put together. The book seemed like a jumble of details roughly organized in chronological order but lacked...something. I'm not even sure exactly what I wanted more of, cohesiveness maybe? The second part's focus on Amy was fantastic but it drove me crazy at how many times she was referred to as the "girl". It was hard to tell how many of these and other strange wording choices were the author's or directly from source material.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism and Toxic friendship
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Pregnancy
himpersonal's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
The why is going to haunt me for a long time. Clearly, the man was mentally unhinged, but what makes me so angry is the complicity of the hospitals. They suspected but didn’t care…Grrr…I feel so sorry for his kids…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting