The House of God
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The House of God

by Samuel Shem

1978•Drama•413 pages

Taste attributes: dramacomedyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentarytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty novel: small-scale and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

As in all hospitals, the medical hierarchy of The House of God was a pyramid - a lot at the bottom and one at the top. Put another way, it was like an ice-cream cone...you had to lick your way up!Roy Basch, the 'red-hot' Rhodes Scholar, thought differently - but then he hadn't met Hyper Hooper, out to win the most post-mortems of the year award, nor Molly, the nurse with the crash helmet.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaComedySocial commentaryTroubled leads

Subjects

HospitalsInternship and ResidencyMedical educationMedical studentsPhysiciansPopular worksTeaching hospitalsNurses

Details

Author
Samuel Shem
Published
1978
Pages
413
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