Doctors: A Novel

A wonderful read! I found this in a tattered paperback form in a little local library stand and I loved it so much even with the pages falling out that I had to go by myself a hard copy and I’m so pleased that I did. It’s a long, relaxing enjoyable read.

The author puts you into the lives of young men and women. Their struggles and triumphs. I like to read novels that teach me something new and this one certainly does. The main two characters are very likable and the story is compelling. I really enjoyed the read.

I came across this book in 1994, in a box of discarded books, but three chapters were missing because the book binding had rotted. I went on reading other books, and overtime the thought of the "Doctors" faded. Until, a few months ago (and 30 years later) but I couldn't remember the author or the book cover. Then I took a chance and searched "Doctors, fiction, novel", and there it was, the last hardback copy, with all 56 chapters in pristine condition. Now, I can finally find out what happened to the young doctors. It's a good read!

Love the storyline And love his writing

Full of honest empathy for the grueling peparation and pressures doctors endure, Segal's Doctors follows the personal and professional lives of several doctors who follow very different professional paths, and have to overcome difficult life challenges. What agonizing decisions each physician must make! We get to hear their personal struggles and witness the life and death consequences of their actions.

While I enjoyed this third of Dr Segal's books, I'vve read, I found the editing disconcerting. While in the middle of a situation, the story makes abrupt changes to another set of characters without so much as a paragraph break, much less a sub-chapter. There were several typos as well, usually just the omission of a single letter of a word. Just before this novel, I had finished "The Class" which prompted another of Segals books. Having been a research scientist with several publications, I never experienced the cut-throat tactics described among co=researchers which were described. That said, I did enjoy the various lives and interactions presented.

Love this book and the others written by the same author. He is brilliant. I read these books years ago and am rereading them now. I have hard copies of them but chose to read them on Kindle this time and at times will listen to them which is enjoyable.

Pretty good reading up to the 2/3 of th book but at the last 1/3 everything is kind of moving fast and a bit shallow, like the author transform to a screen script.

A book that will make you laugh, smile, cry and feel the wrath and pain of your characters; Erich Segal has written a book for the ages to come. Highly recommend to anyone who wants a good book to help them forget about the worries of daily life and simply have some good, warm literature. Barney Livingston and Laura Castellano are characters you will fall in love with as the pages turn, and you will find yourself tearing up as you near the end of this wonderful, heart-warming yet eye-opening book by one of the most popular novelists of all time. P.S- this book is best enjoyed in a cozy armchair with a cup of steaming hot coffee.

'Doctors' is such a well-researched tome of a novel that can convince you it's insiders' bios chronicled by a consummate writer depicting the other side of the picture of eminent doctors who themselves endure internally immense ordeals but externally manage to alleviate the suffering of humanity.

One of the best books I've ever read! in fact going to read it third time now. The book is for everyone really, you don't have to be a medical student, or a doctor. It gives a true inside into the profession. And if you're toying with the medicine idea, give it a go, it will shed a lot of light what will be ahead of you. Simply put, amazingly well written book. Barney & Laura love story is one thing, but Segal got really inside people's lives, how they struggle all the way - either during the study, or then during their medical profession.

Termingerechte Lieferung, gute Qualität für einen vertretbaren Preis. Sehr zufrieden.

Doctors is the story of several doctors, batch mates who graduated from the legendary Harvard School of Medicine. The author graphically describes the arduous journey of a student of medicine before he or she is finally ready to practice. Over and above that, Doctors is a love story, the story of two remarkable individuals who were destined to be together. A not too be missed novel.