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Summer House with Swimming Pool
by Herman Koch
http://authorsandappetizers.com/2014/07/summer-house-with-swimming-pool-by-herman-koch/
Origins:
I received this book from Bloggingforbooks.org. It is available for sale right now in Hardcover and E-book Formats. The book was released for sale in June of 2014.
Seeing how I read his other Novel The Dinner and thoroughly enjoyed it; I just knew I had to snatch his newest novel up when I saw it was up for grabs by Bloggingforbooks.org. I was introduced to Herman Koch’s novels through a book club my good friend Krysten L. Hager invited me to online.
About The Novel:
When a medical procedure goes horrible wrong and famous actor Ralph Meier winds up dead, Dr. Marc Schlosser needs to come up with some answers. After all, reputation is everything in this business. Personally, he’s not exactly upset that Ralph is gone, but as a high-profile doctor to the stars, Marc can’t hide from the truth forever.
It all started the previous summer. Marc , his wife, and their two beautiful daughters agreed to spend a week at the Meier’s extravagant summer home on the Mediterranean. Joined by Ralph, his striking wife Judith, her mother, a film director Stanley Forbes and his much younger girlfriend. The group settles in for days of sunshine, wine tasting, and trips to the beach. But when a violent incident disrupts the idyll, darker motivations are revealed, and suddenly no one can be trusted. As the ultimate vacation turns into a nightmare, the circumstances surrounding Ralph’s subsequent death begins to reveal the disturbing reality behind the summer’s tragedy.
My Thoughts On This Novel:
If your are looking for a fantastic, thought provoking, gritty summer read this is the book for you. I must say however; I recommend this book for 18 and up (No not do to sex scenes) but this is due to the medical graphic details through out the book and some of the language used by the characters through out. Also keep in mind I am above 18 and I loved all these details mentioned above. They made the main character believable, it showed you he truly knows his career of choice, and gave us insight to what a doctor may truly be thinking during a normal visit.
So the first chapter was extremely good. I felt with his first novel The Dinner it took me a few chapters into the book to feel attached and loving the juicy bits. With Summer House with Swimming Pool by the first five pages Mr. Koch had me totally invested; lets just say it jumps right off the diving board into the deep end of the pool. I loved Dr. Marc’s detailed discriptions of what they go through when patients see them and how they may or may not day dream about other things while giving their patients full exams.
In this book I found three main turning points. The first one was the mystery at the beginng of the book between Marc and Ralph, second is the secret longing for another person, and the third
(best one in my opinion) is the what happened and who did it on the beach. I have to be honest 3/4 ths of the way into the book I seriously thought it was going from great read to cheesy love story. Which I was totally bored with. Give me action ,blood, and guts not kisses lol Then boom a secret twist in the story happens (the third turning point). Mr. Koch got my attention and I was back addicted to the story. I wanted to read those last chapters so bad just so all my questions would be answered. This is one of those books were you will think you know all the answers and who did it… but keeping guessing; Mr. Koch played out this novel well. I guessed four times before getting it right myself and I usually can nail the who did it right from the start of a book.
You will find yourself having a love/ hate relationship with our main character Dr. Marc. I changed many times through out the book on how I felt about him and his actions. With the Second turning point in the book; I think it was over played a bit. When we finally get the answer to the question did they or didn’t they it is truly covered in one sentence and then dropped to the wayside. I had to go back and read that little section twice to catch the answer. I just think if you are going to play it up to that intensity in the novel it could have been packaged up a little better.
This is a great read; I would highly recommend to my friends especially if the liked some of Mr. Koch’s first novels. Oh did I mention I loved the cover on this Novel it looked like a stack of a Dr.’s prescription note pad and the title was like blood on it. LOVE IT!
Origins:
I received this book from Bloggingforbooks.org. It is available for sale right now in Hardcover and E-book Formats. The book was released for sale in June of 2014.
Seeing how I read his other Novel The Dinner and thoroughly enjoyed it; I just knew I had to snatch his newest novel up when I saw it was up for grabs by Bloggingforbooks.org. I was introduced to Herman Koch’s novels through a book club my good friend Krysten L. Hager invited me to online.
About The Novel:
When a medical procedure goes horrible wrong and famous actor Ralph Meier winds up dead, Dr. Marc Schlosser needs to come up with some answers. After all, reputation is everything in this business. Personally, he’s not exactly upset that Ralph is gone, but as a high-profile doctor to the stars, Marc can’t hide from the truth forever.
It all started the previous summer. Marc , his wife, and their two beautiful daughters agreed to spend a week at the Meier’s extravagant summer home on the Mediterranean. Joined by Ralph, his striking wife Judith, her mother, a film director Stanley Forbes and his much younger girlfriend. The group settles in for days of sunshine, wine tasting, and trips to the beach. But when a violent incident disrupts the idyll, darker motivations are revealed, and suddenly no one can be trusted. As the ultimate vacation turns into a nightmare, the circumstances surrounding Ralph’s subsequent death begins to reveal the disturbing reality behind the summer’s tragedy.
My Thoughts On This Novel:
If your are looking for a fantastic, thought provoking, gritty summer read this is the book for you. I must say however; I recommend this book for 18 and up (No not do to sex scenes) but this is due to the medical graphic details through out the book and some of the language used by the characters through out. Also keep in mind I am above 18 and I loved all these details mentioned above. They made the main character believable, it showed you he truly knows his career of choice, and gave us insight to what a doctor may truly be thinking during a normal visit.
So the first chapter was extremely good. I felt with his first novel The Dinner it took me a few chapters into the book to feel attached and loving the juicy bits. With Summer House with Swimming Pool by the first five pages Mr. Koch had me totally invested; lets just say it jumps right off the diving board into the deep end of the pool. I loved Dr. Marc’s detailed discriptions of what they go through when patients see them and how they may or may not day dream about other things while giving their patients full exams.
In this book I found three main turning points. The first one was the mystery at the beginng of the book between Marc and Ralph, second is the secret longing for another person, and the third
(best one in my opinion) is the what happened and who did it on the beach. I have to be honest 3/4 ths of the way into the book I seriously thought it was going from great read to cheesy love story. Which I was totally bored with. Give me action ,blood, and guts not kisses lol Then boom a secret twist in the story happens (the third turning point). Mr. Koch got my attention and I was back addicted to the story. I wanted to read those last chapters so bad just so all my questions would be answered. This is one of those books were you will think you know all the answers and who did it… but keeping guessing; Mr. Koch played out this novel well. I guessed four times before getting it right myself and I usually can nail the who did it right from the start of a book.
You will find yourself having a love/ hate relationship with our main character Dr. Marc. I changed many times through out the book on how I felt about him and his actions. With the Second turning point in the book; I think it was over played a bit. When we finally get the answer to the question did they or didn’t they it is truly covered in one sentence and then dropped to the wayside. I had to go back and read that little section twice to catch the answer. I just think if you are going to play it up to that intensity in the novel it could have been packaged up a little better.
This is a great read; I would highly recommend to my friends especially if the liked some of Mr. Koch’s first novels. Oh did I mention I loved the cover on this Novel it looked like a stack of a Dr.’s prescription note pad and the title was like blood on it. LOVE IT!