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Summary: Contemporary social issues in a suspenseful story
Review: Well-written and intriguing from the first scene. Filled with medical information and contemporary social issues carefully woven into a suspenseful story with believable characters. Preferential treatment for wealthy vs. the exploitation of poor and marginal segments of society, the country's obsession with youth, the pressures of caring for elderly family members, these are just a few of the issues covered. The medical information was so provocative that I did follow-up research into "prions", mad-cow's disease and CJD. Gerritsen is a much better writer than Robin Cook who uses similar material.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: When I began reading this novel, I thought to myself, "Oh yay, another sophisticated big-worded medical story," but after about ten pages I could not put it down! The novel keeps you on the edge of your seat, wanting to know what comes next. I really liked how Tess Gerritsen made seperate stories through-out the whole novel, then combined them in the end. It added on to the wonderment of the novel, mostly because you wondered what was going on with other characters while reading about another. I havn't read any of Gerritsen's other books, but now after reading "Life Support" I am going to read them.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: When I began reading this novel, I thought to myself, "Oh yay, another sophisticated big-worded medical story," but after about ten pages I could not put it down! The novel keeps you on the edge of your seat, wanting to know what comes next. I really liked how Tess Gerritsen made seperate stories through-out the whole novel, then combined them in the end. It added on to the wonderment of the novel, mostly because you wondered what was going on with other characters while reading about another. I havn't read any of Gerritsen's other books, but now after reading "Life Support" I am going to read them.
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Summary: Better than "Harvest," but a Little Hard to Take
Review: While better than the thoroughly predictable "Harvest," Ms. Gerritsen's second medical thriller still isn't that great. She sets off with a great creepy prologue and builds continual suspense throughout, yet the book is so relentlessly downbeat it's a little hard to take. Basically, everything that could go wrong for our heroine does: she's accused of abusing her mother, all of her allies end up dead, and the whole world basically turns against her. I personally read for enjoyment, and I found it hard to enjoy one horrible thing happening to this woman after another. Maybe people who get off on the endless suffering on "Party of Five" will enjoy it. I don't know. The medical detail is superb and Gerritsen keeps you on your toes, but the book's so painful (even the ending) that I left it more depressed than satisfied. Proceed at your own risk.
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Summary: If Only Dr. DiMatteo & Dr. Harper Could Have A Chat!!!
Review: Wouldn't it be wonderful if the heroine from Harvest could meet the star of Life Support for a cup of coffee. Picture them together, the amazed looks on their faces as they realize how much they have in common! Both are talented female hospital based physicians who find out that an evil cabal of doctors is wreaking havoc on the health of patients. And, in both cases our protagonists digging into their affairs do not amuse the dastardly doctors.Toby and her new found friend discover that a few missteps in their work coupled by efforts of the vile physicians have placed their jobs and personal safety in great jeopardy. And, gasp, both of them had to face real or potential malpractice lawsuits. Tess Gerritsen can write attention-grabbing thrillers. No question of that, but is she going to use the same plot format for all of her stories? I realize that her latest novel, Bloodstream, which I have not read, takes place outside of a hospital, but a read through of the cover summary makes me awfully suspicious that the same plot is going to descend on us once again. Please, TG, you seem to be a good thriller writer, but would you please, please, change some of the basic elements in your next story? If you have not read either of these novels, please do read one of them, and you will be well rewarded. If you read both I'm sure you will be drenched in déjà vu.
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