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A review by raelovestoread
The Lady Doctor by Ian Williams
4.0
PopSugar Reading Challenge 2020: A book that passes the Bechdel test
I loved Ian Williams' first book, The Bad Doctor and was looking forward to see what he did with The Lady Doctor.
Lois is a very different character to Iwan and the complete polar opposite of me as a doctor. This creates a lot more opportunity for drama than in the previous book and there's more story to it as a result. More happens, in other words.
It paints a very recognisable picture of general practice, however, Lois' behaviour gets quite extreme. For the purposes of a fictional story though, she is believable and relatable, if not likeable. I suppose you can enjoy a story without agreeing with everything the protagonist does; that's what makes a character interesting.
Although it gains drama, it loses some of the heart of the first book. I liked it and I laughed out loud at times and it was a page turner, but it didn't have the subtlety and warmth of the first.
If you want to enter the world of general practice, I'd recommend reading the first one and if you like it, read this one too!
I loved Ian Williams' first book, The Bad Doctor and was looking forward to see what he did with The Lady Doctor.
Lois is a very different character to Iwan and the complete polar opposite of me as a doctor. This creates a lot more opportunity for drama than in the previous book and there's more story to it as a result. More happens, in other words.
It paints a very recognisable picture of general practice, however, Lois' behaviour gets quite extreme. For the purposes of a fictional story though, she is believable and relatable, if not likeable. I suppose you can enjoy a story without agreeing with everything the protagonist does; that's what makes a character interesting.
Although it gains drama, it loses some of the heart of the first book. I liked it and I laughed out loud at times and it was a page turner, but it didn't have the subtlety and warmth of the first.
If you want to enter the world of general practice, I'd recommend reading the first one and if you like it, read this one too!