The Tennis Partner

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It's a hit!

My aunt always gives me "must reads" but after picking up "My Own Country" by Verghese, and not being able to get very far, I wondered. I read thi... (show more)

My aunt always gives me "must reads" but after picking up "My Own Country" by Verghese, and not being able to get very far, I wondered. I read this book quickly, staying up just a little later at night because I was that much more worried about David as time went on. Verghese tells a compelling story, though at times he drifts into talking about his own life yet seems to avoid really deep insights (maybe he is respecting his family's privacy). So at times I felt it a bit emotionally sterile. But overall, a good read, and a sad tale of how gripping addiction can be. (show less)

 

 

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No, it's a flop!

Author is doctor at Stanford U. Sounds like part fiction, part auto-bio. Med student under him becomes his friend and tennis partner. Then he fi... (show more)

Author is doctor at Stanford U. Sounds like part fiction, part auto-bio. Med student under him becomes his friend and tennis partner. Then he finds out about his drug addiction. A little too in-depth with the tennis stuff. Medical stuff is interesting to me--hierarchy of med students, interns, residents, staff. (show less)

 

 

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  Hats off to DR. Verghese for penning down such a painfully honest "Chunk of his life". This book was simply a masterpiece written with great detail, affection & passion. The friendship between the two men, its happy moments & its extremely heart- breaking tragic end moves your heart. In David I saw my friends, whom I have lost to drugs or who are still struggling with this demon. Dr. Verghese's helplessness reflected my own. As some one working in the field of HIV & dru... (show more)

  Hats off to DR. Verghese for penning down such a painfully honest "Chunk of his life". This book was simply a masterpiece written with great detail, affection & passion. The friendship between the two men, its happy moments & its extremely heart- breaking tragic end moves your heart. In David I saw my friends, whom I have lost to drugs or who are still struggling with this demon. Dr. Verghese's helplessness reflected my own. As some one working in the field of HIV & drugs, I felt as if only the location & names have been changed of characters in the book. David's helplessness made me cry as did the climax of the book. Dr. Verghese's theory for David's death , holds true not only for him but for majority of the people who are substance abusers. For a non- medico like me, his description of his hospital, his patients & their illnesses was so lucid & enjoyable. I just wish, he had not gone so deep into the tennis part. The book is full of chapters devoted to back-hands, volleys, serves etc of JIm Conners, Arthur Ash etc. I do not understand tennis at all so I skipped the chapters. Highly recommended for it's refreshing way of presentation & its ability to move your heart (show less)

   

  by Pragya Mishra on Nov 14, 2009 at 02:54PM

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  This book was beatifully written and haunting along the lines a Beatuful Boy (David Sheff)-- the drug culture is something that I hope I never understand or have to deal with. So sad.

   

   

  by Facebook-användare on Aug 23, 2009 at 04:24AM

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