Doctors

INTRODUCTION
Well, there are many advantages of having a doctor as your brother…and one of them is- you get to read Robin Cook' novels :-)...last year I had read Sphinx and Acceptable Risk from the master of the medical thriller…notwithstanding the esoteric vocabulary they were simply un-put-downable…his novels portray what these docs go through professionally as well as personally…and I believe they relate to these books in a way similar to how we engineers connect to Five Point Someone…

SCENE I
While delving into my bro’s collection the day before yesterday, I saw a lot of Robin Cook, but after reading two of his, I had had enough of him…so I moved on…and next in the pile was…Doctors by Erich Segal… a book supposed to be read by every doctor… straight away, I was reminded of Love Story by the same author and as I compared the thickness of the book in my hand with the one in my imagination, I was dumbfounded… honestly speaking I haven’t yet read a book having more than 350 pages…and this was close to 700...but what better book to break that precedent…on the back cover the blurb read as follows...

"Writing with all the passion of Love Story and power of The Class, Erich Segal sweeps us into the lives of the Harvard Medical School’s class of 1962. His stunning novel reveals the making of doctors-what makes them tick, scheme, hurt…and love. From the crucible of med school’s merciless training through the demanding hours of internship and residency to the triumphs – and sometimes tragedies – beyond, Doctors bring to vivid life the men and women who seek to heal but who must first walk through fire. ”

I couldn’t stop…

SCENE II
Yesterday, I completed the first section of the book - “INNOCENCE”…which takes us through the childhood of the two main characters in the book…and truly speaking, they are beautiful…

The section begins with…

‘They enter the new world naked,
cold, uncertain of all
save that they enter…

“But now the stark dignity of
entrance- Still, the profound change
has come upon them: rooted, they
grip down and begin to awaken.”

WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS (1883-1963)
Pediatrician and poet

CONCLUSION
If you have already read this book…good…I’ll be looking forward to your comments… but, if you haven’t…check out any doctor in your vicinity…he must be having it…just kidding…it’s a bestseller…you can find it at any bookstore/library…

My observation: All these bestsellers assist you immensely while you are up against a complete stranger…after a formal round of introduction, you can move onto hobbies and if the answer is reading…well, that’s it…soon you’ll find a book/author in common and there you go...so I believe the next time I see a doctor or a would-be, I’ll have a good deal to talk about instead of ailments and disorders…

P.S.: Check out the link to know more about Erich Segal. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Segal