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Title: stilted dialogue, an irritating main character,
Review: and unconvincing situations made this book a chore to read. As an avid reader with a love of medical thrillers, i found this book to be unbelievable, not in the story it tried to tell, but in its writing. The main character, a heart surgeon named Kim, was combative and completely unlikeable. He and his ex-wife entered into long dialogues in the midst of a great tragedy involving their young daughter that i found unrealistic. He repeatedly resorted to physical violence with his colleagues and anyone who opposed him, refusing to listen to characters who seemed infinitely more reasonable. Even as a parent, i could muster little sympathy for this raging maniac. I actually found myself exclaiming out loud, "Oh come on, now!" at one point. This book now resides in my trash can.
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