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Doctors [Hardcover]

Erich Segal
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

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July 1 1988
Writing with all the passion of Love Story and power of The Class, Erich Segal sweeps us into the lives of the Harvard Medical School's class of 1962.  His stunning novel reveals the making of doctors--what makes them tick, scheme, hurt . . . and love.  From the crucible of med school's merciless training through the demanding hours of internship and residency to the triumphs--and sometimes tragedies--beyond, Doctors brings to vivid life the men and women who seek to heal but who must first walk through fire.  At the novel's heart is the unforgettable relationship of Barney Livingston and Laura Castellano, childhood friends who separately find unsettling celebrity and unsatisfying love--until their friendship ripens into passion.  Yet even their devotion to each other, even their medical gifts may not be enough to save the one life they treasure above all others. Doctors --heartbreaking, witty, inspiring, and utterly, grippingly real--is a vibrant portrait that culminates in a murder, a trial . . . and a miracle.


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In his most skillfully written novel to date, Segal ( Love Story , The Class ) tackles a timeworn but engrossing theme: the grueling education of doctors, and the toll exacted by their careers. As Segal sees it, many physicians are "wounded healers" who know that "to care is to crack" in this brutally competitive, sometimes poorly self-policed profession. When childhood friends Barney Livingston and Laura Castellano enter Harvard Medical School in 1958, they are soon physically and emotionally overwhelmed by mountains of demanding coursework, a classmate's suicide and the vivisection of clumsily anesthetized dogs. Later, Barney, a Manhattan psychiatrist, witnesses the heartwrenching suffering of mental patients at Bellevue Hospital, including his tragically misdiagnosed former basketball coach. Pediatrician Laura is harshly penalized by tyrannical superiors who resent her complaints about their conduct. A medical-school classmate, brilliant black surgeon Bennett Landsmann, encounters racism within and beyond the medical establishment. Seth Lazarus, another class member, faces murder charges for a mercy killing. With his usual facility, Segal spins a highly readable story that addresses the gravest, most pressing issues facing doctors today. 250,000 first printing; $250,000 ad/promo; author tour.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"A superior story . . . A moving and compelling novel of doctors and their fears--how they confront them or are confounded by them."--UPI.

"Segal's best work to date."--New York Post


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4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating - yet feels incomplete Jan 17 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A long book - over 600 pages but it was very captivating and I have read it in one sitting. The story and the characters are fictional, but their toil as people and as doctors make us relate to their fears and worries about life. I have to say that there was never a moment when I felt compelled to skip pages, Segal keeps it interesting throughout. It will be a captivating read, and it touches upon such issues as euthanasia and doctor's ethics, not to mention the adrenaline of the operating room.

The reason I gave the book 4 stars is because I feel Segal did not properly finalize the future of each character. The reader, as it should be, gets attached and curious about each one of the doctors but we only really get to say farewell to a couple of them. Also, some characters undergo a great personality change eg. Palmer - from a wonderful man to a complete scoundrel without much of an explanation but just so that the story line would fit. Still, no book is perfect, I think it is a wonderful read and warmly recommend it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The inside story Feb 18 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Eric Segal has done it again.A love story parellel to the challenges of med field.It has clearly described the controversy of med school geniuses and loiters.With the precise words "the wounded healers".
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I felt like Erich Segal had researched my own life and experiences to write his book. Many of my own sleepless nights studying, worrying, questioning my own abilities and sacrifice for my hopeful profession are experienced by the characters in this wonderful book. If any of you out there wonder what medical school or being a doctor is really like, other than ER, I don't think you'll get anything better than this.

I think the only thing that detracted from the realism is that many chapters explored the characters lives in what was years in a chapter, but this was necessary or the book would have been at least ten times longer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites...
It's one of the only non-SK, non-DK books I really like (SK-Stephen King, DK-Dean Koontz). I've reread this one many times over the years. Read more
Published on Sep 19 2002 by stephie
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice form a historical and research point of view...
As another reader mentioned, it was nice to read the historical events combined so nicely and smoothly in the book. Read more
Published on Nov 14 2000 by Adi Adler
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
When I first read this book, i was about to enter med school and thought "what on earth have I let myself in for". Read more
Published on Aug 9 2000 by Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Book About Life As A Doctor
I am college student studying in the medical field and this book brought me to some of the realities of the real doctor world. It was a great book and I Really enjoyed it.
Published on July 2 2000 by Amanda Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful read
A great book thst anyone, not just aspiring doctors can relate to. Quite real and made me think hard and long about my career decision to be a medical practitioner
Published on May 27 2000 by nastassia romanova
5.0 out of 5 stars doctors
the story of harvard med school students and the careers theypursue is moving and fascinating. anyone w/ an interest in medicinewill enjoy it but segal goes beyond this, tieing the... Read more
Published on April 18 2000 by Ken Liebeskind
5.0 out of 5 stars Well researched... a book second only to Segal's "The Class"
Erich Segal researched the medical world well for this book. A wonderful, heart rendering novel about a handful of Harvard med-students... Read more
Published on Mar 23 2000 by Anne
5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite Book
This is one of my all time favorite novels. I had to read it 3 times to get the full effect of this great book.
Published on Feb 23 2000
4.0 out of 5 stars that is real life
when i was young, my dream was a doctor. but i am not a doctor now. so i read it with pleasure .It reminded me of my dream.and it contains doctors' life. Read more
Published on Jan 21 2000 by JOON HYUN PARK
4.0 out of 5 stars that is real life
when i was young, my dream was a doctor. but i am not a doctor now. so i read it with pleasure .It reminded me of my dream.and it contains doctors' life. Read more
Published on Jan 21 2000 by JOON HYUN PARK
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