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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
(4.0) Slightly predictable, yet still very good.
I have an old box full of books that I intend to read sometime, so I just pick one each month and this was Mays pick.
Let's dive into the things I did not enjoy first, because there were some.
Now the main this is Caduceus. Please authors, do your research. Caduceus is the staff of Hermes and not the symbol for healing as it was described as multiple times throughout this novel. The staff with a singular snake, called the rod of Asclepius, the god of medicine, is the symbol for healing.
This is a very common mistake but just one quick google search will tell you that you need the rod of Asclepius. If the author didn't do his research on this, what else did he not do his research on. It made me start to doubt some of the medical procedures within the book. We're they medically accurate or not?
The other thing was the unnecessary remarks about Erics ethnicity. It was brought up multiple times when it absolutely had no reason to be brought up. It gave me some slight racist vibes.
There were a lot of good things though. The plot had me hooked and while some of the twists were slightly predictable, it did make me doubt my guesses a few times.
I absolutely love the idea behind the story. The main 'bad guy' wasn't really evil and you could really understand his motives. I just wish he had a bit more page time to explain it more indepth and give more of an insight into his mind.
I definitely recommend this if you like medical thrillers. It was a good fun read.
I have an old box full of books that I intend to read sometime, so I just pick one each month and this was Mays pick.
Let's dive into the things I did not enjoy first, because there were some.
Now the main this is Caduceus. Please authors, do your research. Caduceus is the staff of Hermes and not the symbol for healing as it was described as multiple times throughout this novel. The staff with a singular snake, called the rod of Asclepius, the god of medicine, is the symbol for healing.
This is a very common mistake but just one quick google search will tell you that you need the rod of Asclepius. If the author didn't do his research on this, what else did he not do his research on. It made me start to doubt some of the medical procedures within the book. We're they medically accurate or not?
The other thing was the unnecessary remarks about Erics ethnicity. It was brought up multiple times when it absolutely had no reason to be brought up. It gave me some slight racist vibes.
There were a lot of good things though. The plot had me hooked and while some of the twists were slightly predictable, it did make me doubt my guesses a few times.
I absolutely love the idea behind the story. The main 'bad guy' wasn't really evil and you could really understand his motives. I just wish he had a bit more page time to explain it more indepth and give more of an insight into his mind.
I definitely recommend this if you like medical thrillers. It was a good fun read.
Bit of a disjointed start. Your typical investigative/medical/action thriller. Good for long plane trips and lazy days on the beach. Not really much to write home about. Easy read. Bit of 'action fluff'.
a reread, but as the first read wasn't dated, I'll count it as a 2016 book. I DID read it this year! I actually enjoyed it a lot more the second time around.
I like Michael Palmer, I do, but I can cruise through one of his books in no time. They're easy, and the medical thriller is almost always thus: Doctor (or medial expert or somesuch) who has a semi-wobbly reputation sees too much and must risk their life to expose the medical mystery (which always involves murder to confuse medical research or some sort involving lots of money) - and, of course, success tends to come with a bit of a romance, too.
This one? The doctor is called Eric.
This one? The doctor is called Eric.