jcharlton's review against another edition
4.0
The author does a good job telling the story. It is not too technical or medical. I appreciated it as a family doc in IN.
maddiemartin's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
The underlying message in the book is wonderful, but parts of the book are very repetitive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, and Drug abuse
sydneygwilson's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Drug use, and Drug abuse
susanne_latour's review against another edition
4.0
A compassionate response to small rural town in need of help.
Quote: “We are more like those we consider ‘other’ then we think.”
Dr. Cooke moves to the small town of Austin, Indiana soon after graduating medical school. His hope is to provide basic health care for the people of this small underserved rural town. What he walks into is an HIV epidemic at the centre of an opioid addictions crisis.
Cooke has compassion for this small town and it’s people and pulls the community together to help those in need. I enjoyed his commentary on what worked and what didn’t and the frustrations (mainly from the government) and the triumphs (mainly community support agencies/people) He stresses that if the face of such a crisis a community needs continued support from services and people within the town once all the outside government agencies have come and gone when the initial crisis is under control or else you’ll be back at square one.
I listened to this book through Hoopla and the narrator did an great job of telling the story and portraying the author but he did at times make some of the women (particularly his 2nd wife) sound whiney.
Quote: “We are more like those we consider ‘other’ then we think.”
Dr. Cooke moves to the small town of Austin, Indiana soon after graduating medical school. His hope is to provide basic health care for the people of this small underserved rural town. What he walks into is an HIV epidemic at the centre of an opioid addictions crisis.
Cooke has compassion for this small town and it’s people and pulls the community together to help those in need. I enjoyed his commentary on what worked and what didn’t and the frustrations (mainly from the government) and the triumphs (mainly community support agencies/people) He stresses that if the face of such a crisis a community needs continued support from services and people within the town once all the outside government agencies have come and gone when the initial crisis is under control or else you’ll be back at square one.
I listened to this book through Hoopla and the narrator did an great job of telling the story and portraying the author but he did at times make some of the women (particularly his 2nd wife) sound whiney.
dreesreads's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
1.0
Too much religion, too many contradictions. The narrator’s female voices are bad.
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