Title: Great for a while, then dies
Product review: I was really impressed with the first half of this book, which puts the field of surgery and medicine in general into a poetic realm. As a medical student, this approach intrigued me and left me quoting the finer portions of the book to my friends and colleagues. However, in the second half Selzer begins talking of general topics which do not live up to the former portion. I will admit that his commentary on abortion and being bald were interesting, and his admittance of being a perpetually carsick child opened a window to his life that awoke imagery of my own childhood, but these points do not save the worth of the final 100 pages. All in all I would definitely suggest reading this novel if you are in the medical field or are trying to get in, but you'll probably find yourself hurrying towards the end and skipping paragraphs as I did.
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