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The Organ Broker
The Organ Broker is the gripping story of an underground black market organ dealer known as “New York Jack.” For eighteen years Jack has been a “transplant tourism director,” sending wealthy Americans and Europeans in need of kidneys and other organs to third world countries where they would buy them from transplant centers on the take. The death of a client and a newfound relationship lead to a crisis of conscience as he is forced to choose between a two million dollar commission—and participating in a murder. Jack races to South Africa, Brazil, and beyond, just one step ahead of his adversary and the FBI, in search of one small act of redemption.
As a disaffected youth in the late eighties, Jack Trayner entered the criminal world, selling coke when he needed money to pay his way through college. Although he later graduated from law school, an opportunity to earn easy money eventually seduced him into the bizarre and illegal black market for organs—a business that some consider horrendous and a small number of others deem to be heroic. The dual nature of this business assuaged Jack’s guilt and allowed him to flourish, yet the death of a client makes what he is doing all too real. The Organ Broker represents Jack’s confession.
The international black market sale of organs is very real and operates at this very moment behind closed hospital doors in many cities all around the world. It is a world that most people are only vaguely aware exists, and few of us know much, if anything, about, until now—in the pages of the confession of New York Jack.
As a disaffected youth in the late eighties, Jack Trayner entered the criminal world, selling coke when he needed money to pay his way through college. Although he later graduated from law school, an opportunity to earn easy money eventually seduced him into the bizarre and illegal black market for organs—a business that some consider horrendous and a small number of others deem to be heroic. The dual nature of this business assuaged Jack’s guilt and allowed him to flourish, yet the death of a client makes what he is doing all too real. The Organ Broker represents Jack’s confession.
The international black market sale of organs is very real and operates at this very moment behind closed hospital doors in many cities all around the world. It is a world that most people are only vaguely aware exists, and few of us know much, if anything, about, until now—in the pages of the confession of New York Jack.
296 pages, Hardcover
First published May 5, 2015
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About the author
Stu Strumwasser
5 books29 followersStu Strumwasser studied creative writing at Cornell University and went on to pursue dual careers on Wall Street and as a musician. Stu was the founder, drummer and primary songwriter in the well-regarded indie rock band Channeling Owen in the 1990s (see picture and songs below). He also continually honed his craft as a writer of socially-relevant fiction.
In 2006 Stu left Wall Street and founded Snow Beverages to make natural soda. While at Snow he raised millions in angel financing and served as the company’s CEO for six years, personally selling in the product line to leading regional and national chains.
Stu was born in Queens, raised in Lynbrook, and now resides in Brooklyn, New York with his two school-age, identical twin sons. The Organ Broker is his first published novel.
In 2006 Stu left Wall Street and founded Snow Beverages to make natural soda. While at Snow he raised millions in angel financing and served as the company’s CEO for six years, personally selling in the product line to leading regional and national chains.
Stu was born in Queens, raised in Lynbrook, and now resides in Brooklyn, New York with his two school-age, identical twin sons. The Organ Broker is his first published novel.
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May 6, 2015
“There is no shortage of organs; there is only a shortage of organs in America.” The antihero of Strumwasser’s first novel finds organs on the international market and sells them for huge profits to Americans on transplant waiting lists. With snappy dialogue and a lovable hustler protagonist, The Organ Broker explores ethical ambiguities in an absorbing plot.
(See my full review at Foreword.)
(See my full review at Foreword.)
July 13, 2015
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I do feel a bit like the odd one out with this book, seeing as it has almost all 5-star reviews, but despite the fact that I didn't think it was a bad book at all, I wouldn't give it the full 5 stars.
It started really good, I was immediately curious to find out what was happening, and most of all why he wanted to dispose of his partner. Near the end the story lost me a little bit, it also felt a bit too long since I guessed what was going to happen quite early on in the book. New York Jack's personal story line was a bit too convenient (and out of the blue) for my liking, which is probably why I never really connected with any of those characters.
And although it's of course a good thing this book draws attention to the donor waiting lists problems in the US (as well as in Europe) it felt a bit too much like it was forcing me to do something. Stating it is obviously no problem, but at the fourth/fifth repetition of how easy it was if you just registered and how many people are dying because of the lack of a donor I kind of was fed up with it. Don't get me wrong, I'm a registered donor myself and I think a system where people are a donor unless they choose not to is the best system, but I hate being pushed by anyone into anything, and besides I don't think it would help. I don't think that people who didn't do anything after the first three times it's mentioned will change their opinion and actions after yet another mention. At worst, it annoys them like it did to me.
Thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
I do feel a bit like the odd one out with this book, seeing as it has almost all 5-star reviews, but despite the fact that I didn't think it was a bad book at all, I wouldn't give it the full 5 stars.
It started really good, I was immediately curious to find out what was happening, and most of all why he wanted to dispose of his partner. Near the end the story lost me a little bit, it also felt a bit too long since I guessed what was going to happen quite early on in the book. New York Jack's personal story line was a bit too convenient (and out of the blue) for my liking, which is probably why I never really connected with any of those characters.
And although it's of course a good thing this book draws attention to the donor waiting lists problems in the US (as well as in Europe) it felt a bit too much like it was forcing me to do something. Stating it is obviously no problem, but at the fourth/fifth repetition of how easy it was if you just registered and how many people are dying because of the lack of a donor I kind of was fed up with it. Don't get me wrong, I'm a registered donor myself and I think a system where people are a donor unless they choose not to is the best system, but I hate being pushed by anyone into anything, and besides I don't think it would help. I don't think that people who didn't do anything after the first three times it's mentioned will change their opinion and actions after yet another mention. At worst, it annoys them like it did to me.
Thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
September 8, 2015
Review: THE ORGAN BROKER by Stu Strumwasser
THE ORGAN BROKER is a gripping contemporary novel with a solid factual foundation. As the author explains, the shortage of legally available transplants is horrible, and consequently the black market for organs thrives ( and undoubtedly, some illegal brokers are yanking in money because of it--think of the money made during Prohibition in the U.S., but on a grander and global scale).
I really enjoyed this novel and anticipate more from this author. Surprisingly, I empathized with Jack (New York Jack), despite his behavior choices. I think his confidence--even in his strengths, he is less than self-confident, undoubtedly due to his abusive upbringing. I liked him, oddly enough.
THE ORGAN BROKER is a gripping contemporary novel with a solid factual foundation. As the author explains, the shortage of legally available transplants is horrible, and consequently the black market for organs thrives ( and undoubtedly, some illegal brokers are yanking in money because of it--think of the money made during Prohibition in the U.S., but on a grander and global scale).
I really enjoyed this novel and anticipate more from this author. Surprisingly, I empathized with Jack (New York Jack), despite his behavior choices. I think his confidence--even in his strengths, he is less than self-confident, undoubtedly due to his abusive upbringing. I liked him, oddly enough.
January 27, 2015
“The Organ Broker” by debut novelist Stu Strumwasser takes the reader into uncharted waters. The book describes the life of New York Jack, a black-market organ broker who buys organs from poor sellers in Africa and South America, operating secretly for years, until his partner asks him to get a heart—which would require a murder. This is an awesome book which is both exciting and a literary accomplishment. I urge readers of good fiction to get this book.
May 20, 2015
I loved this book. I didn't expect this book to make me cry but it did. It is interesting, and unlike any other book I've read. The topic of the organ black market is unique in and of itself and that kept me hooked. It was a very enticing thriller and worth reading! I read this book for free through Goodreads First Reads
January 26, 2015
The Organ broker is a great read that will keep you engaged throughout. Stu Strumwasser does a masterful job of letting the reader feel the inner conflict going on within the main character, New York Jack, while bringing to light a major issue of illegal organ transplants.
February 5, 2015
Stu Strumwasser’s novel “The Organ broker” is a breakthrough first novel that is both terrifying and beautifully-written, an unusual combination. There are thrills, great sentences, and deep philosophical questions posed. I read a lot and I loved this book.
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June 14, 2015I wanted very much to like this book, but the writing was terrible. After 50 pages I couldn't handle it anymore so I put it down. The organ trade is fascinating subject matter but this author's style of writing was too dumb downed for me. Skip it.
March 28, 2015
I received this book from Good Reads. This book was sure different then any I usually read but what a great read it was. I really enjoyed it!!!
May 13, 2016
Muy buena historia, algo moralina, pero aun así buena. Es rapidísima de leer y siempre te tiene al limite.
August 17, 2017
as reviewed by Steve Okonek:
“Like it always does, making any form of goods or services illegal instantly creates a black market for it. Such is the case with the organ transplant industry.” This is the underlying premise that fuels Strumwasser’s first gripping novel, a finalist for the Hammet Prize for excellence in crime writing.
New York Jack, a man who turns to the lucrative organ trade after putting himself through law school by dealing cocaine, tells the novel. Sometimes posing as a United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) employee, he has no shortage of U.S. clients. He makes more money per deal than the transplant surgeon, arranging overseas sales in rough towns with great hospitals like Johannesburg and Recife.
The transplants, nearly always kidneys, involve corrupt doctors, countries with unregulated networks, and back alleys full of impoverished villagers. Jack calls himself a “reverse Robin Hood, stealing from the poor and giving to the rich.” Negotiating is easy, as the concept of saying “no” is illogical. No deal means death. The typical exchange involves a wealthy and determined Westerner, withering away on dialysis, paying about $150,000 to receive a donated kidney from a poor woman living in a tin shanty. She receives about $1,500 out of it, which her neighbors see as having won the lottery. Convoluted economics or not, these transplant tourism directors like Jack believe they are saving lives. Everyone’s happy, at least in Jack’s twisted but very affluent eyes.
What holds the story together is the doubt Jack harbors as he plays golf with chiefs of transplant departments around the globe willing to do almost anything to finance new hospital wings or their extravagant lifestyles. The wheeling and dealing suddenly hit very close to home as Jack needs to procure a heart for an acquaintance whose HIV positive status precludes his being on a U.S. transplant wait list. Here, I guarantee you won’t be able to put the book down.
How realistic is “The Organ Broker?” Just type, “I need a kidney” in your search engine, and sift through the millions of hits that pop up. We’ve had an individual speak at one of our meetings who obtained a liver in China after cancer kept him off the wait lists here. This was long before the national organ wait list hit 100,000, and today it is far larger. Going overseas for health care is hardly unusual. Several of my friends get inexpensive, and they claim better, dental care in Mexico as part of a vacation. Will the TSA detect that you’re returning from Mumbai with an additional kidney? Should it care? Strumwasser cites all his research into this black market, saying looking the other way is natural in many parts of the world when it comes to health care. Where is the line between a simple business deal where both parties clearly and freely understand the exchange, versus human trafficking?
He pulls no punches with UNOS, both in the story as well as in his non-fiction preface and later when encouraging organ donation. He sees a fiscal cliff approaching between UNOS and what he believes will effectively be a naturally occurring global allocation of organs. The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1981, which forbids any form of tangible compensation in the United States involving transplantable organs, prompts his comment, “There’s no organ shortage in the world – only in the United States.” As so often is the case, great fiction provokes a ton of questions regarding the questions we face in real life. “The Organ Broker” touches many of these in a suspenseful ride.
see this and more than a hundred other organ donation/transplant related books - many with my personal reviews - at http://www.trioweb.org/resources/book...
“Like it always does, making any form of goods or services illegal instantly creates a black market for it. Such is the case with the organ transplant industry.” This is the underlying premise that fuels Strumwasser’s first gripping novel, a finalist for the Hammet Prize for excellence in crime writing.
New York Jack, a man who turns to the lucrative organ trade after putting himself through law school by dealing cocaine, tells the novel. Sometimes posing as a United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) employee, he has no shortage of U.S. clients. He makes more money per deal than the transplant surgeon, arranging overseas sales in rough towns with great hospitals like Johannesburg and Recife.
The transplants, nearly always kidneys, involve corrupt doctors, countries with unregulated networks, and back alleys full of impoverished villagers. Jack calls himself a “reverse Robin Hood, stealing from the poor and giving to the rich.” Negotiating is easy, as the concept of saying “no” is illogical. No deal means death. The typical exchange involves a wealthy and determined Westerner, withering away on dialysis, paying about $150,000 to receive a donated kidney from a poor woman living in a tin shanty. She receives about $1,500 out of it, which her neighbors see as having won the lottery. Convoluted economics or not, these transplant tourism directors like Jack believe they are saving lives. Everyone’s happy, at least in Jack’s twisted but very affluent eyes.
What holds the story together is the doubt Jack harbors as he plays golf with chiefs of transplant departments around the globe willing to do almost anything to finance new hospital wings or their extravagant lifestyles. The wheeling and dealing suddenly hit very close to home as Jack needs to procure a heart for an acquaintance whose HIV positive status precludes his being on a U.S. transplant wait list. Here, I guarantee you won’t be able to put the book down.
How realistic is “The Organ Broker?” Just type, “I need a kidney” in your search engine, and sift through the millions of hits that pop up. We’ve had an individual speak at one of our meetings who obtained a liver in China after cancer kept him off the wait lists here. This was long before the national organ wait list hit 100,000, and today it is far larger. Going overseas for health care is hardly unusual. Several of my friends get inexpensive, and they claim better, dental care in Mexico as part of a vacation. Will the TSA detect that you’re returning from Mumbai with an additional kidney? Should it care? Strumwasser cites all his research into this black market, saying looking the other way is natural in many parts of the world when it comes to health care. Where is the line between a simple business deal where both parties clearly and freely understand the exchange, versus human trafficking?
He pulls no punches with UNOS, both in the story as well as in his non-fiction preface and later when encouraging organ donation. He sees a fiscal cliff approaching between UNOS and what he believes will effectively be a naturally occurring global allocation of organs. The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1981, which forbids any form of tangible compensation in the United States involving transplantable organs, prompts his comment, “There’s no organ shortage in the world – only in the United States.” As so often is the case, great fiction provokes a ton of questions regarding the questions we face in real life. “The Organ Broker” touches many of these in a suspenseful ride.
see this and more than a hundred other organ donation/transplant related books - many with my personal reviews - at http://www.trioweb.org/resources/book...
June 4, 2020
Mysterious Book Report No. 206
John Dwaine McKenna
Are you aware that there are now more than 120,000 patients—folks just like you and me who are on waiting lists for organ transplants in America . . . or that there are three-hundred thousand more on kidney dialysis, but not yet on transplant lists . . . and shamefully, that here in America, twenty people are dying every day from renal (kidney) failure because of a lack of organ donors? The average wait for a donated organ, eighty-five percent which are kidneys, is Seven Years. People are dying before they make it to the top of the list for a replacement. This fact, and it is indeed a tragic fact—and wait, it gets worse—has given rise to a modern phenomenon known as transplant tourism. Simply put, those who can afford to pay are going to foreign transplant specialists where they get a healthy, life-saving new organ. “Well isn’t that just dandy,” you say . . . but then, after a moment’s reflection you ask, “So, where, exactly, does this life-saving and healthy new donor organ come from?” Well Mr. and Mrs. Peabody, that’s where the rub comes in. The transplant specialists are located in countries with large and growing populations of poor people. Human beings whose yearly income can be stated in hundreds of dollars.
The Organ Broker, by Stu Strumwasser, is an outstanding new novel by a debut author whose voice speaks loud and clear about a critical issue of our times—one with important legal, ethical and moral overtones that could very well affect every one of us at some point in our lives. Best of all, he’s fitted his information into a beautifully-written crime novel that’s full of intrigue, action, suspense and treachery. Just what we enthusiasts love in summertime reading!
The protagonist, a shady character known as ‘New York Jack,’ is the organ broker. He’s living large, enjoying life on a lavish scale, traveling first-class, dining in exclusive restaurants and staying in five-star hotels. He tells himself that he’s saving lives by procuring human organs for those who are wealthy enough to buy them. Jack gets $150,000 for a kidney, which he splits with a cohort, a man who goes by the name Wallace, he’s the one who obtains the clients—those sick enough and rich enough to buy whatever they wish, no matter what the price. Kidneys are called “eighty-fives,” because they’re 85 percent of the pairs transplant business, and they’ve done thousands of them over the years. “Fifteens” are livers. They go for half-a-million a pop. And hey, great news for the organ donors, fifteens regenerate. Eventually. But the big money, the really big money . . . the kind that will buy a whole Caribbean Island and a lifetime of anonymity . . . that only comes with specials. Those are hearts. A healthy one only comes one way, with death. Excluding accidents and executions, the only other way to get one creates a moral barrier that only a sociopath is willing to cross . . . Don’t miss The Organ Broker by Stu Strumwasser. It might be the most talked about book of the summer of 2015. It’s certainly one of the best!
John Dwaine McKenna
Are you aware that there are now more than 120,000 patients—folks just like you and me who are on waiting lists for organ transplants in America . . . or that there are three-hundred thousand more on kidney dialysis, but not yet on transplant lists . . . and shamefully, that here in America, twenty people are dying every day from renal (kidney) failure because of a lack of organ donors? The average wait for a donated organ, eighty-five percent which are kidneys, is Seven Years. People are dying before they make it to the top of the list for a replacement. This fact, and it is indeed a tragic fact—and wait, it gets worse—has given rise to a modern phenomenon known as transplant tourism. Simply put, those who can afford to pay are going to foreign transplant specialists where they get a healthy, life-saving new organ. “Well isn’t that just dandy,” you say . . . but then, after a moment’s reflection you ask, “So, where, exactly, does this life-saving and healthy new donor organ come from?” Well Mr. and Mrs. Peabody, that’s where the rub comes in. The transplant specialists are located in countries with large and growing populations of poor people. Human beings whose yearly income can be stated in hundreds of dollars.
The Organ Broker, by Stu Strumwasser, is an outstanding new novel by a debut author whose voice speaks loud and clear about a critical issue of our times—one with important legal, ethical and moral overtones that could very well affect every one of us at some point in our lives. Best of all, he’s fitted his information into a beautifully-written crime novel that’s full of intrigue, action, suspense and treachery. Just what we enthusiasts love in summertime reading!
The protagonist, a shady character known as ‘New York Jack,’ is the organ broker. He’s living large, enjoying life on a lavish scale, traveling first-class, dining in exclusive restaurants and staying in five-star hotels. He tells himself that he’s saving lives by procuring human organs for those who are wealthy enough to buy them. Jack gets $150,000 for a kidney, which he splits with a cohort, a man who goes by the name Wallace, he’s the one who obtains the clients—those sick enough and rich enough to buy whatever they wish, no matter what the price. Kidneys are called “eighty-fives,” because they’re 85 percent of the pairs transplant business, and they’ve done thousands of them over the years. “Fifteens” are livers. They go for half-a-million a pop. And hey, great news for the organ donors, fifteens regenerate. Eventually. But the big money, the really big money . . . the kind that will buy a whole Caribbean Island and a lifetime of anonymity . . . that only comes with specials. Those are hearts. A healthy one only comes one way, with death. Excluding accidents and executions, the only other way to get one creates a moral barrier that only a sociopath is willing to cross . . . Don’t miss The Organ Broker by Stu Strumwasser. It might be the most talked about book of the summer of 2015. It’s certainly one of the best!
May 27, 2015
What an interesting book and so well written. It flows calmly through rough waters just telling things like they are in Jack's life. His childhood was horrible--he didn't like his chosen occupation as a lawyer. That's when it all started--he had to become a drug seller to pay his way through college. It describes how, as a broker of human organs, mostly livers or kidneys, he truly feels like he is doing some good. He is never totally comfortable and that feeling becomes worse and worse until he meets his supposed son from the only woman he has ever loved. Then he meets a young boy--one of the foreign donors--things start to change for Jack. He is beginning to really question if he truly is helping people. Then his son comes to him and it turns out his son's lover needs a heart--now Jack is not a murderer and that is what it would take. What Jack ultimately does will take your breathe way.
Although this is a novel I am sure there is a black market for organ transplants. In the afterward of the book the author explains what is truly still happening and possible ways it can be stopped. I think everyone should read this book--it is certainly an eye opener!
The Organ Broker
Although this is a novel I am sure there is a black market for organ transplants. In the afterward of the book the author explains what is truly still happening and possible ways it can be stopped. I think everyone should read this book--it is certainly an eye opener!
The Organ Broker
January 29, 2015
As the main character, Jack, grapples with his career choices and beliefs about who he really is, Strumwasser's succinct, vivid, and often in your face writing (this is meant as a compliment) immediately got my attention. From New York City to South Africa, Strumwasser took me on a journey into the depths of the organ donor black market (known in the book as "organ tourism"), as well as into the depths of Jack's own psyche. What struck me most about the novel, is that while Jack's life is somewhat fantastical, at its core, the book is about the choices we make, living with the consequences of those choices, and that life is full of nuance and ambiguity. In addition, Strumwasser provides a haunting portrayal of the organ donation process. A great first novel that will get you thinking and, better yet, keep you thinking about not only Jack's choices but your own life choices as well.
January 26, 2015
The Organ Broker is one of the best medical thrillers I have ever read! Strumwasser's detailed development of his characters, from New York Jack on down to the towns people in South Africa, is spot on and made me feel as if I was personally coming in contact with each and every one of them. He also made the story come to life for me, as I sat on the edge of my seat, wondering if this was actually fiction or genuinely taking place around me in real time. I highly recommend this book to any reader who likes an entertaining page turner and truly looks to become captivated by an intriguing and suspenseful storyline.
September 29, 2015
This very interesting tale follows a black market organ dealer as he decides if two million dollars is worth one last HUGE organ harvest. It will involve the ultimate sacrifice by the potential donor though. Is this crossing the line? Can murder be justified if it saves another's life?
The novel does a great job describing the chain of command in order to provide the wealthy with the organ transplant they need; from the thinly veiled ad in the classifieds to the third world transplant centers that profit richly from these transactions. It's hard to believe this type of transaction goes on everyday.
The novel does a great job describing the chain of command in order to provide the wealthy with the organ transplant they need; from the thinly veiled ad in the classifieds to the third world transplant centers that profit richly from these transactions. It's hard to believe this type of transaction goes on everyday.
June 7, 2016
The Organ Broker is about New York Jack. Jack got through college as a drug dealer. He gave that up to be a lawyer. He was a bit bored with that and was intrigued when someone thought his old connections could help him get a desperately needed organ. The book presented disturbing facts about the lack of needed organs. It describes in graphic detail a black market for organs especially kidneys and livers. The reader sees Jack grapple with his conscience after being in the business for quite a lot of years. The subject matter is very serious and is presented as a very well written and intriguing novel.
February 4, 2015
I really loved this book. It combines a fast moving plot, interesting (lovable and unlovable) characters, and a thoughtful exposition of the ethics of the organ donor system and its black market counterpart, all without being preachy. While it is a true New York novel in every way, the plot spans continents, giving the story a global canvas and allowing the author to weave together multiple, diverse personalities that intersect to illuminate our genetically programmed quest for continued life, and its inevitable dark consequences.
August 12, 2016
Very interesting novel; this story sheds light on the black market for organ transplants. The main character Jack is a very likeable person and you can see how he gradually became more and more involved in this illegal business. The struggle he faces to eventually resolve his guilt and right his wrongs keeps you guessing. Lots of food for thought here - the organ donor system, the morality of paying for organs, the benefits to the recipients, and the potential harm (or not?) to the donors. Well developed plot and characters will keep you interested to the end.
April 4, 2015
What a very well written thriller! I had the hardest time putting it down because it kept me wanting so much more, buut one does have to get a couple hours of sleep. GREAT BOOK Stu!! I won this great book on GoodReads and like I do with most my wins I will be paying it forward by giving my win either to a friend or library to enjoy.
January 20, 2016
Bad writing.
June 28, 2017
DNF 17%
Grim subject matter and not enough plot to grab my interest. Couldn't find a central tension. The protagonist feels guilty? Is that supposed to carry the whole book?
Grim subject matter and not enough plot to grab my interest. Couldn't find a central tension. The protagonist feels guilty? Is that supposed to carry the whole book?
July 2, 2021
Even though the writing is not bad, it cannot be read for its literary merit. It is also different from most medical thrillers in that it has been written from the first person point of view of the eponymous organ broker as opposed to the omniscient narrator in most other similar works. I found the book to be moderately engaging. I recommend this book only to those who are interested in reading fiction belonging to this genre.
dnf
March 12, 2024***DNF Chapter 18*** Just not for me. I think the storyline itself is good, and I was curious to see where it led to. That being said, I felt some comments/dialogue/descriptions of locations, and even characters were just unnecessary. Felt like he was trying too hard to add overall diversity with everything above. Also, Something was predictable for me. If I had to READ THE NAME "Jack" 1 MORE TIME I was going to GOUGE my eyeballs out!!!
July 16, 2018
Discussed a definite problem, but had a problem connecting with a man being so disconnected from the reality of what he was doing. Did he have redeeming qualities? I will leave that to the Universe...
March 28, 2020
I am really surprised by all the 5 star reviews. I honestly was quite bored while reading this. This book had an interesting premise, but for a medical "thriller" there was no suspense or thrill to it at all.
October 5, 2021
DNF. This was the biggest info dump I’ve ever read. Did they take that Lee Child quote from another book’s cover?! Sorry, but I just don’t understand how it has so many good reviews, because it really was just terrible.
December 21, 2022
I would actually rate this a 2.5. For me it was a really slow read, and it didn’t grab my attention as much as I was expecting it to.
August 14, 2023
Due to this being fiction, I was hoping for a medical “thriller” but never got that feel. It was just a typical story of someone finding and following their moral compass after years of wrong doing.
December 5, 2023
Dry as a popcorn fart. I started skimming and then gave up
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