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Oxygen
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Carol Cassella
DeAnn
, September 20, 2011
Oxygen was a well-written medical thriller that reminded me of "House" and "Body of Proof" two TV medical dramas I often watch. This novel takes place in Seattle, at a fictional hospital on "Pill Hill" where we become embroiled in the life of Dr Marie Heaton, an anesthesiologist. Because I lived in Seattle for years and now live SE of Seattle in Maple Valley, Washington, I recognized the restaurants and other landmarks the author used to give the novel a sense of place, and I loved seeing the hospital I gave birth to my son in dressed up in actors garments for the book. Dr Marie is a compassionate physician who makes a mistake in the OR that costs her a patients life, and in trying to salvage her career and her life, she deals with an ex-lover and fellow physician, her father and her sister Lori, who took the opposite path to become a wife and mother. As with most crisis, Dr Marie learns who her real friends are, who is a traitor and how to relate to her estranged father. There is a nicely-done ending that is satisfyingly calm after a twist that I never saw coming, and the evocative prose kept me turning pages late into the night. I would give this book a 4.5 if I could, and I will recommend it to my mother, a retired nurse, because she will certainly empathize with the difficulty Dr Marie faces in dealing with hospital administrators and their political machinations.
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The Name of the Wind
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Patrick Rothfuss
DeAnn
, January 01, 2011
Several years back a book came out called "The Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, that blew me away, with its blend of glorious prose, excellent storytelling and mysteriously zippy plot. At the time, I felt there would never be another book written by a male author with quite that same zing and combination of things I enjoy. Then I happened upon "The Name of the Wind" quite by accident. The title, being so similar to Zafon's novel, intrigued me, and the blurb about it being an epic tale told by a god-like being had me hooked, so I grabbed the hefty tome and steeled myself for what could be a disappointment. What a relief to discover that Patrick Rothfuss is a marvelous craftsman who has created a deliciously engrossing tale that sucks you in and doesn't let you go until the final page. Kvothe is a fascinating protagonist, a young boy who grows up with traveling bards and players, is orphaned and still manages to get admitted to wizarding school by dint of magical talent and hubris in equal measure. It is evident right from the first page that Rothfuss knows his myths and legends, fairy tales and classic adventures well enough to draw on that tradition for the life of Kvothe, which is told by the magician himself to a humble scribe who finds the great man in a tavern, working as an inn keeper. If you're an adult fan of Harry Potter's adventures, someone who grew up on the great classic myths and legends, or just a person who enjoys good, classic storytelling, this book is for you. I can hardly wait for the next book in the series, due out in March.
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
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Mary Ann Shaffer
DeAnn
, January 01, 2010
This book has it all, adventure, suspense, romance, history and a whopping good story to tell. The GLPPPS is about he Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, and the people who form a book club so they can meet and find ways of dealing with their captors. Each person we meet in this novel is a full-bodied character, so real you find yourself wondering if you could pop 'round the corner for a cup of tea with them. The prose is rich without being stuffy or overly detailed, and the plot zings along at a clip. The device of using letters to tell some of the story is used to charming effect here, and there is a mystery and plot twist that no one will see coming until the end. I believe this is what real literature is about: telling a gripping story about humans in crisis that proves how noble a race we are, and how much we can endure before coming out the other side of things, the better for having experienced it. This book enlightens, entertains and informs. It is certain to become a classic.
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