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An easy five stars, very obvious why it's more or less required reading for doctors. It has less attractive parts, like its depiction of women, but it's one of those books where it's easy for me to keep two thoughts in my head at once - I dislike all that, but it doesn't detract for how accurate, funny, and human the rest of it is. It's both entertaining and sparks reflection, just fantastic.

radh's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This was highly recommended as a book to better understand medical intern-year/residency and while the sexual content was definitely very crude and off-putting, if you ignore those parts, the rest was helpful in understanding the mindsets and impacts of the stress and situations on the primary character and his co-interns. A fictionalized autobiography, it was a bit hard to get through because of the blatant objectification of women, but otherwise quite insightful and helpful for understanding the medical world.

opening line quote: "Life's like a penis; When it's soft you can't beat it; When it's hard you get screwed"

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elizhogue's review

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dark informative sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

deealadwani's review

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dark funny slow-paced

3.75

charliereads24's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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