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A review by margo456
Sometimes People Die by Simon Stephenson
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The premise of this book is quite interesting, and the way it lays out your expectations is the reason for the rating of the book itself. When I just started reading the book gave me feeling like it was written for a movie but this feeling passed as I kept reading. This actually, makes sense as the writer of the book works as a screenwriter - which is why sometimes I felt like I was reading the script for future movie, rather than the novel itself.
I enjoyed the book a lot, since I love and adore books with the dark atmosphere with tired from routine doctor as it's narrator. I liked everything: the dark humor, the setting, gray morality if the narrator (as we look quite a lot in his addiction). BUT, the story as a murder mystery evolved in the last 100 pages or so. Therefore, in this sense my expectations were not met. Maybe if the book were not advertised to me as a murder mystery, but as a life story of s doctor with a detective plot line, the rating would be higher, because as I said I enjoyed other parts of the book very much and had quite a good time reading it.
I would recommend this book to the lovers of medicine, as it shows the face of the Healthcare system with some brutality and honesty.
I enjoyed the book a lot, since I love and adore books with the dark atmosphere with tired from routine doctor as it's narrator. I liked everything: the dark humor, the setting, gray morality if the narrator (as we look quite a lot in his addiction). BUT, the story as a murder mystery evolved in the last 100 pages or so. Therefore, in this sense my expectations were not met. Maybe if the book were not advertised to me as a murder mystery, but as a life story of s doctor with a detective plot line, the rating would be higher, because as I said I enjoyed other parts of the book very much and had quite a good time reading it.
I would recommend this book to the lovers of medicine, as it shows the face of the Healthcare system with some brutality and honesty.