Review of Days of the Giants
Posted: 09 May 2022, 20:23
[Following is a volunteer review of "Days of the Giants" by RJ Petrella.]
What would it be? Having to run a hospital like a business or like a true public service. Days of the Giants by RJ Petrella portrays the struggles that Slater Barnes, the protagonist, and his colleagues had to face with the news of a possible merger. Slater was an intern at Boston City Hospital, which was a public hospital known for its strong emphasis on public service. Its sister hospital, Academy, was a private hospital which seemed to be selective about the patients they attended to based on the availability of medical insurance. The news that both hospitals would be merged gave rise to different reactions, which the book unveiled to us.
Days of the Giants was divided into six parts and contained 394 pages. It's a mystery novel filled with twists and turns and suspense. Amazingly, it had two narrators in it. One was Slater Barnes himself, who gave an informal narrative revealing many details about himself, his day-to-day activities at the hospital, and his relationships with other people. The other narrator was his late father, who gave his narration from heaven. The father told the reader that there would be some details that Slater himself wouldn't be able to provide. The father's narration threw light on facts that otherwise would have been obscured to the reader.
The book showed that Slater had to battle with health issues and alcohol intake. This even made him question his desire to practice medicine. The book also takes the reader through Slater's journey to overcome his addiction. Additionally, they had to deal with the case of a doctor beaten to death. Was this a case of murder? Who did it? The answers to these questions will amaze you. I didn't see them coming.
The book was very interesting, simple and easy to follow through. Though it was a book on medical practice, the reader wasn't bored or confused with medical jargon. The author placed more emphasis on the characters, their development, and their relationships than in medical jargon. This made it easy for anyone to read the book. The author's descriptions of the characters, places and scenes in the book were ones to be applauded. It made it easy for me to visualize the scenes as if I was part of the book. I would not leave out the development of the characters, which the author did superbly.
I disliked nothing in the book. There were no grammatical errors in the book that I noticed, as the book was exceptionally edited. It was fun to read and inspiring to see the extra mile some of the doctors had to go through to care for their patients. They were truly the giants in the book.
As a result, I will rate the book four out of four stars. Through the protagonist's day-to-day activities, I have learnt a whole lot concerning the medical field. I would recommend it to people who like mystery novels. People who love novels related to the medical field will also love this.
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Days of the Giants
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What would it be? Having to run a hospital like a business or like a true public service. Days of the Giants by RJ Petrella portrays the struggles that Slater Barnes, the protagonist, and his colleagues had to face with the news of a possible merger. Slater was an intern at Boston City Hospital, which was a public hospital known for its strong emphasis on public service. Its sister hospital, Academy, was a private hospital which seemed to be selective about the patients they attended to based on the availability of medical insurance. The news that both hospitals would be merged gave rise to different reactions, which the book unveiled to us.
Days of the Giants was divided into six parts and contained 394 pages. It's a mystery novel filled with twists and turns and suspense. Amazingly, it had two narrators in it. One was Slater Barnes himself, who gave an informal narrative revealing many details about himself, his day-to-day activities at the hospital, and his relationships with other people. The other narrator was his late father, who gave his narration from heaven. The father told the reader that there would be some details that Slater himself wouldn't be able to provide. The father's narration threw light on facts that otherwise would have been obscured to the reader.
The book showed that Slater had to battle with health issues and alcohol intake. This even made him question his desire to practice medicine. The book also takes the reader through Slater's journey to overcome his addiction. Additionally, they had to deal with the case of a doctor beaten to death. Was this a case of murder? Who did it? The answers to these questions will amaze you. I didn't see them coming.
The book was very interesting, simple and easy to follow through. Though it was a book on medical practice, the reader wasn't bored or confused with medical jargon. The author placed more emphasis on the characters, their development, and their relationships than in medical jargon. This made it easy for anyone to read the book. The author's descriptions of the characters, places and scenes in the book were ones to be applauded. It made it easy for me to visualize the scenes as if I was part of the book. I would not leave out the development of the characters, which the author did superbly.
I disliked nothing in the book. There were no grammatical errors in the book that I noticed, as the book was exceptionally edited. It was fun to read and inspiring to see the extra mile some of the doctors had to go through to care for their patients. They were truly the giants in the book.
As a result, I will rate the book four out of four stars. Through the protagonist's day-to-day activities, I have learnt a whole lot concerning the medical field. I would recommend it to people who like mystery novels. People who love novels related to the medical field will also love this.
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Days of the Giants
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon