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The Doll Hospital
A movie star, a model, a heavyweight boxer, a politician, and a novelist gather at the exclusive Tanglewood Clinic for treatment of drug abuse
417 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1986
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December 1, 2025
Siento que he tardado bastante en terminar este libro la verdad :'). La vida.
En general me ha gustado porque trata sobre drogas, cosa que me interesa, y chismes de famosos, cosa que no tanto pero está bien. El final yo creo que se queda como muy flojito, como que va cogiendo fuerza pero de repente termina. Cuando yo necesitaba un final, una resolución. Lo dejan todo bastante abierto aunque con una dirección clara.
Está bien. Mid.
En general me ha gustado porque trata sobre drogas, cosa que me interesa, y chismes de famosos, cosa que no tanto pero está bien. El final yo creo que se queda como muy flojito, como que va cogiendo fuerza pero de repente termina. Cuando yo necesitaba un final, una resolución. Lo dejan todo bastante abierto aunque con una dirección clara.
Está bien. Mid.
February 9, 2025
Me gustó mucho. Y termina bien. Un libro para amigarse con la lectura en 2025
April 20, 2024
This novel has a lot of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll (well, actually, country music, but close enough). At first, I was mildly traumatised, but then I realised that I have watched many on-screen depictions of the same subject matter; I'm just not used to reading it. (Welcome to adulthood, I guess. Although, I was pleasantly surprised by the way certain aspects were handled, considering it was written in the '80s.)
Even though The Doll Hospital ended up being different from what I had expected, I still enjoyed it. The blurb had me thinking this would be more character-driven, focusing on a small group of characters through their various struggles, with lots of scandalous drama (think: The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars). That's not the only thing the blurb got wrong, though. They referred to a character named "Lavender" as "Lavinia"... That aside, The Doll Hospital does a good job of illustrating how different types of drugs affect different people's lives - whether you're an addict, a dealer, or acquainted with one.
In a way, reading this was the equivalent of watching a medical drama. You follow the stories of various patients and staff at Tanglewood, the titular hospital, over the course of a week. It may not be cerebral or groundbeaking, but it's somehow still addictive and comforting.
Even though The Doll Hospital ended up being different from what I had expected, I still enjoyed it. The blurb had me thinking this would be more character-driven, focusing on a small group of characters through their various struggles, with lots of scandalous drama (think: The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars). That's not the only thing the blurb got wrong, though. They referred to a character named "Lavender" as "Lavinia"... That aside, The Doll Hospital does a good job of illustrating how different types of drugs affect different people's lives - whether you're an addict, a dealer, or acquainted with one.
In a way, reading this was the equivalent of watching a medical drama. You follow the stories of various patients and staff at Tanglewood, the titular hospital, over the course of a week. It may not be cerebral or groundbeaking, but it's somehow still addictive and comforting.
September 11, 2010
a very interesting book. on a girl who is very sick and she has a doll that she had for a long time and she gets a new doll from her brothers friend and her old doll has feelings and feels terrible.
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