Michelle O. (missylou) reviewed on 9/24/2011 + 23 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I read this book for my book club and in the beginning really struggled with it. Like some previous reviewers, I found it too dull, wordy and descriptive. It probably took me over 100 pages to truly get grabbed into the story. I was rewarded for my perseverance, though, with one of the better books that I have read in long time. The characters are very well developed and I particularly liked Marion and Gnosh. While there are very detailed medical descriptions in it (the author is a doctor after all) there are also many nuggets of wisdom. Also, the plot line is not predictable at all which I found refreshing. I highly recommend this book and encourage anyone who is struggling with the first quarter of it to stick with it. Don't give up! I'm sure glad that I didn't. Would have given it 5 stars except for the difficult beginning.

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