Doctors: A Novel

A wonderful read! I found this in a tattered paperback form in a little local library stand and I loved it so much even with the pages falling out that I had to go by myself a hard copy and I’m so pleased that I did. It’s a long, relaxing enjoyable read.

The author puts you into the lives of young men and women. Their struggles and triumphs. I like to read novels that teach me something new and this one certainly does. The main two characters are very likable and the story is compelling. I really enjoyed the read.

I came across this book in 1994, in a box of discarded books, but three chapters were missing because the book binding had rotted. I went on reading other books, and overtime the thought of the "Doctors" faded. Until, a few months ago (and 30 years later) but I couldn't remember the author or the book cover. Then I took a chance and searched "Doctors, fiction, novel", and there it was, the last hardback copy, with all 56 chapters in pristine condition. Now, I can finally find out what happened to the young doctors. It's a good read!

Love the storyline And love his writing

Love this book and the others written by the same author. He is brilliant. I read these books years ago and am rereading them now. I have hard copies of them but chose to read them on Kindle this time and at times will listen to them which is enjoyable.

While I enjoyed this third of Dr Segal's books, I'vve read, I found the editing disconcerting. While in the middle of a situation, the story makes abrupt changes to another set of characters without so much as a paragraph break, much less a sub-chapter. There were several typos as well, usually just the omission of a single letter of a word. Just before this novel, I had finished "The Class" which prompted another of Segals books. Having been a research scientist with several publications, I never experienced the cut-throat tactics described among co=researchers which were described. That said, I did enjoy the various lives and interactions presented.

A well written, detailed account of medical students and their early years in their chosen fields. The characters were well developed, fun to follow and get to know. The only disappointment was the ending which didn't quite make sense. I would definitely recommend it.

Pretty good reading up to the 2/3 of th book but at the last 1/3 everything is kind of moving fast and a bit shallow, like the author transform to a screen script.