| One of my all time favorite books...if you love ER you will love this! The main story is about the Harvard medical class of 1962 with emphasis on the two main characters, Barney and Laura. They grew up next to each other and always aspired to be doctors, eventually ending up in medical school together. There is a lot of medical knowledge to be found here and many exciting hospital room scenes. There is also a simmering attraction between Laura and Barney that begs to be consummated and eventually is, though it takes many years filled with scientific celebrity and disappointing relationships to finally get there. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of romance: Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Kids: - Life of a profession: Other aspects: Strong "rags to riches" component? Yes Family, caring for ill Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Job/Profession/Status story Yes Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes Age group of kid(s) in story: - college Woman's story? Yes Lover is Unmarried Love Triangle? Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () United States Yes The US: - Northeast Misc setting Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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