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By turns heartbreaking, hilarious, and utterly human, The House of God is a mesmerizing and provocative novel about what it really takes to become a doctor.
“The raunchy, troubling, and hilarious novel that turned into a cult phenomenon. Singularly compelling…brutally honest.”—The New York Times
Struggling with grueling hours and sudden life-and-death responsibilities, Basch and his colleagues, under the leadership of their rule-breaking senior resident known only as the Fat Man, must learn not only how to be fine doctors but, eventually, good human beings.
A phenomenon ever since it was published, The House of God was the first unvarnished, unglorified, and uncensored portrait of what training to become a doctor is truly like, in all its terror, exhaustion and black comedy. With more than two million copies sold worldwide, it has been hailed as one of the most important medical novels ever written.
With an introduction by John Updike
Publisher : Berkley; Reissue edition (September 7, 2010)
Language : English
Paperback : 432 pages
ISBN-10 : 0425238091
ISBN-13 : 978-0425238097
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.45 x 0.85 x 8.2 inches
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Customers find the tone entertaining, offensive, and well written. They also find the content enlightening, accurate, and representative of the era. Readers describe the reading experience as very good and representative. However, some find the writing style crass, amateurish, and misogynistic. Opinions are mixed on the storyline, with some finding it enthralling and repetitive, while others say it’s too long and repetitive.
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