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pterodog 's review for:
A Case of Need
by Michael Crichton, Jeffery Hudson
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was good fun! I had to remind myself several times that it was written in the 60s because some of the language was a little archaic, but it was still an interesting medical thriller with lots of twists and turns. The medical writing was so proficient that when I found out Crichton had an M.D. I was like "oh...that makes sense." There was a level of fluency and a lack of explanations (besides the footnotes, which I enjoyed) which really made the characters believable. Surprisingly pro-choice and liberal for its time, which was a pleasant surprise.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy