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jenpaddack's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to really like this book but it was just okay. There were a few laugh out loud moments and it's definitely got some gruesome parts but overall I just couldn't get into it the story even though I liked the main character Peter. The author's wit and humor is great though so I will probably read more form this author.
bokforingenligtmonika's review against another edition
2.0
Jag blev oerhört lockad av av liknelsen som användes i "reklamtexten" för den här boken: Om Spöa döden hade varit en film hade handlingen varit en korsning mellan Greys Anatomy och Sopranos, och regissören hade hetat Quentin Tarantino. Vem skulle inte gilla det liksom? Jag såg Pulp fiction framför mig. Läs mer på http://bokslut.blogspot.se/2012/02/spoa-doden-av-josh-bazell.html
colincoleman556's review against another edition
4.0
This book is hilarious, but definitely skip the second one in this series.
veloci_rachel's review against another edition
3.0
Fun and interesting, with great detail about the medical profession, but a little overly graphic for me and the female characters are extremely shallow. Still, a quick and easy read.
blueperbloop's review against another edition
4.0
I really, really enjoyed this book! I finished it in about 24 hours. The story was engaging and interesting. But, there are two things I didn't like...obviously not enough to NOT give it 4 stars.
1) I've never been a big fan of switching between current day and the past over and over again. It breaks me out of the little world that I've put myself in and makes the story go more in fits and starts than fluidly. Maybe that's just me.
2) It was a little more gruesome than it probably needed to be in places. But again, I'm sure that's just me.
Other than that, I absolutely loved the story and I loved the author's use of wit and humor. And basically...the main character, Peter Brown, is a badass! :o)
Looking forward to the next one in February!
1) I've never been a big fan of switching between current day and the past over and over again. It breaks me out of the little world that I've put myself in and makes the story go more in fits and starts than fluidly. Maybe that's just me.
2) It was a little more gruesome than it probably needed to be in places. But again, I'm sure that's just me.
Other than that, I absolutely loved the story and I loved the author's use of wit and humor. And basically...the main character, Peter Brown, is a badass! :o)
Looking forward to the next one in February!
csuilmann's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mcipher's review against another edition
4.0
Finally finished this in paper book format. Audio is why it took so long to read - I don’t normally have a long commute so I listened on work travel and then kept thinking I’d finish listening... I did really like the audio, the voices were great and the narrator had such a sarcastic way of working, it really worked. The book is also good, but very crass and violent and over-the-top, and it makes you never want to go to a hospital again. I do feel like I learned a lot about random, gross, possibly not real medical stuff, too, as a bonus.
gwenoliver's review against another edition
2.0
I can't really say that I liked this book. It was gruesome, WAY overly graphic, and extremely inappropriate. If it were a movie, it would probably be rated X. It was quite disgusting sometimes. The plot was interesting, but the ending was weird. I can't really describe it past what I've said, but I know that I wouldn't recommend it to any of my friends. Not overall a pleasant read.