Review: Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures: Stories
User Review - Kerry - GoodreadsMedical drama is the new hot thing, at least on TV, but this book fails to deliver. The stories are depressing, the writing seems to drag on, and the characters are just excruciatingly boring ... Read full review
Review: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories
User Review - Lori Bamber - GoodreadsA remarkable new Canadian writer ... this book was a delight to read. Read full review
Review: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories
User Review - Zoran - GoodreadsWell, what a mess. There must have been a storyline somewhere in this book, but it got lost in the jumble of medical terms and half-baked verbal polaroids of failed attempts at CPR. What did I take ... Read full review
Review: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories
User Review - Shirley Schwartz - GoodreadsI am usually not a fan of the short story genre, but I read this book because I'm working my way through the Giller Prize Winner list. This book won in 2006. It is certainly a different look at ... Read full review
Review: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories
User Review - Laura Buechler - GoodreadsGREAT BOOK! This book is a fascinating view into the medical profession in Canada. Quick read, great writing. Check it out! Read full review
Review: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories
User Review - Anne - GoodreadsAn interesting and well-written read, I especially enjoyed the glossary of medical terms at the end of the book. I imagine reading it had the same effect on my mind and body as watching ER or Grey's ... Read full review
Review: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories
User Review - Gordon - GoodreadsWorth reading, it's multiple stories set against the world of medicine in Toronto. You can see why it won the Giller, all the stories grab you and turn into a cohesive whole before you realise that it's happened. Read full review
Review: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories
User Review - Hippo - GoodreadsNot sure of the date. Got it as a Christmas present. Excellent short stories on the medical profession. The only downside that I could think of is that aspiring Canadian artists (especially aspiring ... Read full review
Review: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories
User Review - Jaime - GoodreadsI thought this was really interesting. It's more a collection of short stories than a novel, and each story focuses on a different member of the core group of doctors. Despite being in medical school ... Read full review
Review: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories
User Review - Andrew - GoodreadsInteresting read. A series of intertwined short stories can cause some addiction. Read full review