Medic On The Move

by Tom Smith (Reading)

The third book in the Seaside Practice Trilogy which started with A Seaside Practice and continued with Going Loco, we follow the further adventures of Dr Tom as he returns to his native Ayrshire to set up a business and take on Locums - as ever life is never simple, with murders, mayhem and colourful characters peppering his tales.

Audio CD

Published October 1, 2016

About the author

Dr Tom Smith

Reviews

[Vanya Prodanova · Rating 2 out of 5]

Боли ме да дам толкова ниска оценка, но тази трета част беше изключително хаотична и неорганизирана. Чувстваше се като упражнения по творческо писане, а не като трета част на поредица.

Харесвам авторът и дори тази книга, несвързаните приключения бяха приятни и wholesome за слушане, но очакваш нещо повече. Първата част беше много добра, втората не толкова, а третата е просто тъжно, че е така разпиляна. Тук е много лесно да усетиш, че това е художествена измислица, докато в предходните две, особено в първата книга, изискваше сериозно замисляне, за да осъзнаеш, че е художествена литература, а не мемоар.

Е, поне историите винаги завършват положително, независимо колко абсурдно звучат. И оценявам това на фона колко ужасно е всичко около нас и колко самите ни животи са изпълнение с болка и стрес, та, възможността да избягам от реалността беше посрещната с топли чувства, просто имах нужда да е малко по-добра и нехаотична книгата.

[Shiloah · Rating 5 out of 5]

All three of Dr. Smith’s autobiographies are wonderful. He had a most interesting life.

[Asha Hawkesworth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tom has written three memoirs, and this is probably his last. His stories are quite interesting, and this book may contain his best ones. The medical cases, in themselves, are interesting, but so is the arc of his career. Entertaining and interesting.

[Sandy Voegtlen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fun read - I would really like to meet Dr. Smith. He seems like a super person.

[Roy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quite dry compared to the previous books, with less "country doctor" charm. There's also an odd book report vibe as Smith explains the virtues of a book which inspired him.

[Tuesdayschild · Rating 3 out of 5]

While there are some really interesting stories, later, in this third book of Dr Smith’s I didn’t appreciate Medic on the Move initially as much as the previous two books; I couldn’t quite put my finger on why … listening to him read these stories definitely added to the whole experience of the initial odd tone, then enjoyment.
Once I got past our rocky start, just after the stories surrounding Rock Hudson, things seemed to improve and I settled in for an interesting and informative listen as the Doctor and his wife set off around the world collecting interesting stories to tell.

Extra: a few risqué and mature in content stories would have had me wishing I'd listened through this audio first, especially if I'd decided to have this as a car time audio with littlers in the car.
(A descriptive retelling of walking in a on couple having sex; an excerpt about a nyphomaniac woman and her equally nyphomaniac teen daughter; a tale of attempted mariticide and one of uxoricide.)