Review of Days of the Giants
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Review of Days of the Giants
[Following is a volunteer review of "Days of the Giants" by RJ Petrella.]
In Days of the Giants, composed by R J Petrella, we come across a story of a young man named Slater Barnes. He is an intern doctor at Boston City Hospital, misses his dad a lot, has a sort of turbulent relationship with his mother, has drinking problems, is heartbroken, and is also diagnosed with an aneurysm. In short, nothing is going well in his life right now. The only thing he is looking forward to, in a way, is his residency program at BCH.
On the other side of the story, we meet Adrian Buckingham, the medical director of BCH, who is overambitious and crafty. Melvin Garrott is Slater's stepdad and president of the Academy Hospital. William Spakes works at the administrative office at BCH. Adrian blackmails Spakes and convinces him that it will all be good for them because Spakes holds the authority to pass the plans for the merger of the two hospitals. He helps Adrian with his plans for a merger between Academy Hospital and BCH. As the story continues, Slater realizes some disturbing things about his stepdad. How will these things affect Slater's life? Will he be able to make the right decisions and sort out all his problems?
At the start of the book, some readers may be skeptical as it is slow-paced at first, but as the story advances, it gets more intriguing. We get two narrators for the book, the first is Slater's dad, and the second is Slater. The first narrator insists on giving the details of the events, which his son didn't know or chose to leave out. The author describes the reasons behind the situations or behavior of the characters. All of Slater's relationships are unsteady at the start, except for his friend Don Lindy. I liked how Slater attempted to solve the problem through communication with his girlfriend, Sofia. Of course, Slater has flaws; he is not the perfect character, but he tries to understand things and make them right. He has a considerable amount of development throughout the story.
As for the editing part of the book, I didn't find any considerable editorial flaws. It includes profane language. The book is a little slow-paced at first, and sometimes it was just too much information in some chapters. All the action and drama in the story happen in the last few chapters of the book. Overall, I liked reading the book.
I will give it 3 out of 4 stars, first because of the Slater's character and personality, and second for the engaging plot. I definitely enjoyed reading the book, but it didn't keep me hooked up all the time. I recommend this book to people who like to read medical fiction stories. I would not recommend this book for children, as it includes profanity and mature content.
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Days of the Giants
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In Days of the Giants, composed by R J Petrella, we come across a story of a young man named Slater Barnes. He is an intern doctor at Boston City Hospital, misses his dad a lot, has a sort of turbulent relationship with his mother, has drinking problems, is heartbroken, and is also diagnosed with an aneurysm. In short, nothing is going well in his life right now. The only thing he is looking forward to, in a way, is his residency program at BCH.
On the other side of the story, we meet Adrian Buckingham, the medical director of BCH, who is overambitious and crafty. Melvin Garrott is Slater's stepdad and president of the Academy Hospital. William Spakes works at the administrative office at BCH. Adrian blackmails Spakes and convinces him that it will all be good for them because Spakes holds the authority to pass the plans for the merger of the two hospitals. He helps Adrian with his plans for a merger between Academy Hospital and BCH. As the story continues, Slater realizes some disturbing things about his stepdad. How will these things affect Slater's life? Will he be able to make the right decisions and sort out all his problems?
At the start of the book, some readers may be skeptical as it is slow-paced at first, but as the story advances, it gets more intriguing. We get two narrators for the book, the first is Slater's dad, and the second is Slater. The first narrator insists on giving the details of the events, which his son didn't know or chose to leave out. The author describes the reasons behind the situations or behavior of the characters. All of Slater's relationships are unsteady at the start, except for his friend Don Lindy. I liked how Slater attempted to solve the problem through communication with his girlfriend, Sofia. Of course, Slater has flaws; he is not the perfect character, but he tries to understand things and make them right. He has a considerable amount of development throughout the story.
As for the editing part of the book, I didn't find any considerable editorial flaws. It includes profane language. The book is a little slow-paced at first, and sometimes it was just too much information in some chapters. All the action and drama in the story happen in the last few chapters of the book. Overall, I liked reading the book.
I will give it 3 out of 4 stars, first because of the Slater's character and personality, and second for the engaging plot. I definitely enjoyed reading the book, but it didn't keep me hooked up all the time. I recommend this book to people who like to read medical fiction stories. I would not recommend this book for children, as it includes profanity and mature content.
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Days of the Giants
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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