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A review by frakalot
Do No Harm by Karen Miller
5.0
This was an excellent story. The characters are all really solid and at their best in this novel. I felt that I had to suspend disbelief a little because the SGC (and presidential) responses seemed to stretch my personally defined "realistic" expectations BUT when I did so it leg me follow a truly marvellous story
I love a good medical drama with a poignant ethical dilemma and this story piled the juicy dilemmas on, one after another. Janet Fraiser is definitely one of the best characters on the show and she really shines in this story, but all of the characters had great moments.
Two criticisms that didn't ruin my 5-star rating.
First, I thought it dragged a bit through a few scenes and the whole book probably could have been a little shorter and still had the same impact.
Second, I thought the new guy pressing Jack for info about Cromwell went a bit too far. I will say that I was pleased with how that storyline ended because it didn't compromise Jack's character, but boy it seemed to just grind and grind and even I was uncomfortable with it.
Anyway, this is a fantastic story and it really does read like an episode on paper.
I love a good medical drama with a poignant ethical dilemma and this story piled the juicy dilemmas on, one after another. Janet Fraiser is definitely one of the best characters on the show and she really shines in this story, but all of the characters had great moments.
Two criticisms that didn't ruin my 5-star rating.
First, I thought it dragged a bit through a few scenes and the whole book probably could have been a little shorter and still had the same impact.
Second, I thought the new guy pressing Jack for info about Cromwell went a bit too far. I will say that I was pleased with how that storyline ended because it didn't compromise Jack's character, but boy it seemed to just grind and grind and even I was uncomfortable with it.
Anyway, this is a fantastic story and it really does read like an episode on paper.