The Doctor's Wife

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It's a hit!

I picked this book up at a Walmart on a whim. The cover caught my eye. I put off reading it for a while and then gave in. The start of this book (l... (show more)

I picked this book up at a Walmart on a whim. The cover caught my eye. I put off reading it for a while and then gave in. The start of this book (like others have already said) is sloooow! I was still wondering if I should waste my time with it when I was on Chapter 10. But, without realizing it, this book sucked me in and became hard for me to put down. I literally stayed up one night untIL 3am because I couldn't wait to find out what happened next. I became interested in the characters and was so thankful, in the end, that the book had started off slowly, allowing for the build up of their personalities to come through. I've never read anything by Elizabeth Brundage before, but I'm going to look into other books she may have written. And if Hollywood decides to make a movie out of this book... call me first! I have the PERFECT cast already played out in my head!!! (show less)

 

 

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No, it's a flop!

Suspenseful! Crazy teams up with pathetic in this book. All of the characters are deeply flawed, but you're left feeling sorry for no one.

 

 

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  This book was really intense. Lydia's character was very interesting and convincing in being a depressed, deranged, jealous wife. I really liked how Simon predicted earlier in the book that he always knew that Lydia would be the end of him. I thought that Michael's commitment to the clinic was admirable, but became too much when it started to interfere with the lives of his family. It's important to stand your ground for something you believe in, but should you allow yourself to forget that... (show more)

  This book was really intense. Lydia's character was very interesting and convincing in being a depressed, deranged, jealous wife. I really liked how Simon predicted earlier in the book that he always knew that Lydia would be the end of him. I thought that Michael's commitment to the clinic was admirable, but became too much when it started to interfere with the lives of his family. It's important to stand your ground for something you believe in, but should you allow yourself to forget that your actions are effecting the ones you love? The book also gave me a different insight to how violent and determined Pro-life supporters can be for their cause? I'm Pro-choice myself, but these people so obsessed with saving the lives of unborn babies, how do they rationalize bombing a clinic of doctors? It's to say you're Pro-life when you're willing to end the lives of others to prevent a baby from being aborted.

  The short version: This book will keep you wrapped up in it's multiple layers of complexity of the lives of the characters, to what they believe, and what they would be passionate enough to kill for. (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook-användare on Jul 20, 2009 at 10:06AM

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  I wasn't sure about this at the beginning, but once I got into it, I absolutely loved the characters (my favorite being Lydia). Purchased this on a whim at a bargain price on Amazon, and was thrilled that I did. While others felt that the characters needed more development, I felt the complete opposite - Lydia is as dysfunctional as they come, with a history of mental illness, Michael is a doctor so wrapped up in his career that he completely forgets the importance of his family, Simon is a... (show more)

  I wasn't sure about this at the beginning, but once I got into it, I absolutely loved the characters (my favorite being Lydia). Purchased this on a whim at a bargain price on Amazon, and was thrilled that I did. While others felt that the characters needed more development, I felt the complete opposite - Lydia is as dysfunctional as they come, with a history of mental illness, Michael is a doctor so wrapped up in his career that he completely forgets the importance of his family, Simon is an artist who is well past his prime and is a total player, and Annie is a woman who is finally living life a bit for herself. The cussing in the book wasn't really a noticeable piece for me, which I am taking as adding to the character personalities... While the topics were definitely controversial, they do exist in the world - whether we agree or disagree with them! (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook-användare on Jun 10, 2009 at 05:10AM

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