- Paperback: 392 pages
- Publisher: Celadon Press (February 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0963418513
- ISBN-13: 978-0963418517
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 590 g
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Product Description
Side Effects, a novel by Harvey Jacobs, the award-winning author of “American Goliath,” recounts the medical misadventures of Simon Apple, whose life has been one long battle with Miracle Cures, each of which requires yet another Miracle Cure to curb an increasingly bizarre series of unintended consequences. Now, Simon awaits the lethal stroke of midnight on Death Row when he will make the supreme sacrifice—giving his life for the sake of the pharmaceutical industry. A steady parade of visitors—family, friends, enemies and lovers come to wish him bon voyage on the day of his final exit—while Simon’s nemesis, Regis Van Clay, celebrates. Side Effects is a rollicking ride through a life that ranges from horrendous to hilarious, a resonant contemporary reading adventure where RX marks the spot.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
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A prescription for entertainment., Oct 27 2009
By Daniel A. Scott "Just honest!" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Side Effects (Paperback)
As much as I'd like to give this five stars, I can't. It took way, way too long to finish this book. Not because it was difficult to read, or because is was long, or even because it wasn't well written. It just never called to me like most books, I could put it down and not pick it up for a couple days and do that over and over. Most books that are this funny and entertaining I can't read fast enough. However, this one, for some reason didn't have that attraction. It was unique to say the least and the author has some wild imagination. I don't think any adult can go wrong choosing to read this.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Positive Side Effects!, Feb 22 2009
By Lee Lawson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Side Effects (Paperback)
What a delicious book!I felt like I had been given a 20 pound box of Godiva chocolates...consume slowly, and appreciate. Mr. Jacobs has a unique sense of humor that is both dark and hopeful...please read....a conaisseur's delight!
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"A great comic novel"-Kirkus Reviews, Feb 10 2009
By Simon Apple - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Side Effects (Paperback)
The first review of Side Effects in the higly respected Kirkus Review called this novel "truly original--a great comic novel" comparing the author's work with Heller, Vonnegut, Elkin, etc. It is a free-swinging swipe at the RX industry, its centerpiece being Simon Apple on the last day of his life, ready to sacrifice himself for the good of the nation's
economy. Publication date is late February and already this novel is creating traction not only in the USA but overseas! By the author of American Goliath, My Rose & My Glove, Beautiful Soup, etc.
-Estelle Rose
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