vincent lam bloodletting and miraculous cures

I didn't notice it was 'stories' and was wondering what kept happening to all the characters after each 'chapter.' Ooops! The stories had a solid, ell-developed feel to them and focused on some of the same characters. I am not sure that the public would be reassured that their lives are in competent hands on completely this book. It reads more like short stories versus a novel. ' This was a fascinating novel written by a physician about physicians. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.I really like the Fitzgerald/Ming story at the beginning, but there just wasn't anything else as good as that as the book went on.

However, I wish there had been more interaction and overlap of the characters. 'Very good and an interesting mix of medicine and storytelling. In this masterful collection, Vincent Lam weaves together black humour, investigations of both common and extraordinary moral dilemmas, and a sometimes shockingly realistic portrait of today’s medical profession. Riveting, convincing and precise, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures looks with rigorous honesty at the lives of doctors and their patients, bringing us to a deeper understanding of the challenges and temptations that surge around us all. Following the interlinked stories of a group of medical students and the unique challenges they face, from the med school to the intense world of emergency rooms, evac missions, and terrifying new viruses. Winner of the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize An astonishing literary debut centred around four students as they apply to medical school, qualify as doctors and face the realities of working in medicine, from a powerful voice in fiction.

Vincent lam bloodletting and miraculous cures