The Road to Wellville (Penguin Audiobooks)

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Summary: Medicine or snake-oil??
Review: This book provides a fair amount of food for thought. While the treatments described here look like quackery now, at the time they were at least as acceptable as some modern therapies at the edges of the mainstream. You have to try to look at things from the perspective of the period to understand the characters better. Another interesting point is the difficulty distinguishing between those that actually believe in these treatments and the snake-oil salesmen who are simply out to get rich using the latest "medical advances." Makes you wonder about some of the current ads you see for new drugs, therapies, or treatments....


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Summary: Laughfest...
Review: To read a novel and be interupted by your own fits of laughter means a good read to me.
The Road to Wellville is one of the funniest novels I have had the pleasure of enjoying.
T C Boyle is brilliant. This author does the math, I mean the research...then spins his creative magic into pure gold.
I find myself thinking about his made up characters blended with the real characters in The Road to Wellville thinking they are ALL the real deal, the sign of success in the fictional world.
As a recent fan of Boyle's darkly humorous work I already know I won't ever be able to get enough of the stuff...keep 'em coming TC!