That None Should Die

by Frank G. Slaughter

that none should die by frank g. slaughter hardcover copyright 1941

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1941

About the author

Frank Gill Slaughter , pen-name Frank G. Slaughter, pseudonym C.V. Terry, was an American novelist and physician whose books sold more than 60 million copies. His novels drew on his own experience as a doctor and his interest in history and the Bible. Through his novels, he often introduced readers to new findings in medical research and new medical technologies.

Slaughter was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Stephen Lucious Slaughter and Sarah "Sallie" Nicholson Gill. When he was about five years old, his family moved to a farm near Berea, North Carolina, which is west of Oxford, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree from Trinity College (now Duke University) at 17 and went to medical school at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He began writing fiction in 1935 while a physician at Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.

Books by Slaughter include The Purple Quest, Surgeon, U.S.A., Epidemic! , Tomorrow's Miracle and The Scarlet Cord. Slaughter died May 17, 2001 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Reviews

[Sergio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un autore molto amato da mio padre e da sua sorella, appassionati lettori: forse la mia delusione è stata maggiore proprio perchè mi aspettavo di più da questi romanzi di ambiente medico: preferisco lo Slaughter dei romanzi storici

[Anddy Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lo amé, voy a extrañar a Ann ☁️

[Camilo Navarrete - D-Propósito Humano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una obra con aire de historicidad y vívidos pasajes en que la medicina y sus cirugías cobran protagonismo. Es atrapante, con personajes bien desarrollados y varios antagonismos para el protagonista.

[Camila González · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lo que comenzó como "simplementela vida de un médico" se transformó en una aventura más bien interesante, una batalla que tenía a la burocracia en un lado, a la medicina al otro y a los pacientes en medio. El autor hace una propuesta arriesgada a través de los labios de su protagonista, que mal no le haría escuchar a la organización médica actual. Nadie debería morir a causa de los intereses de unos pocos.

[Shelly Weststeyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book. The author writes it in a very well-researched voice. The personalities of the characters comes through and it is, I feel, a good representation of what the medical practice has evolved from and into.

[Paula Galvan · Rating 5 out of 5]

That None Should Die is a fascinating story of the medical profession in the fifties. It presents the story from all sides, the doctor's struggles through training and establishing a practice, the patient's vulnerability in their hands, and the power mongers from Washington that want to take control of the public's medical care. Ran (Randolph) Warren is portrayed as a surgeon of renowned skill and sterling ethics, yet he and his wife, Ann, can barely pay rent. When the government takes control of the hospitals and clinics, things quickly get worse. Unscrupulous doctors and pharmacists looking to take advantage of the system shirk their sworn duty, looking to get rich while letting patients die when they could have easily been saved. Even Ran, who always abides by the code of silence in the medical profession, realizes some regulation is needed to weed out uncaring doctors who can easily dupe trusting patients. He devises a plan to save the job from the bureaucrats, but the trick is getting someone to take his ideas seriously. Although most of the examples in the book are exaggerated and dramatized, I remember when caesareans were "in style" in the 70s and 80s so doctors could make more money, so maybe not everything in the book is that far-fetched. It does make one realize how much power your physician holds over your health and perhaps even your demise. Since the author was a licensed M.D., the book is full of medical terms and procedures, but the plot is fast-paced and riveting in the subject matter.

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

That None Shall Die was Frank G. Slaughter's first book began in the early 40's. It is still relevant today--he explored themes of pre-paid medical plans w/o government interference for company workers.
Slaughter received his M.D. from Johns-Hopkins and wrote prolifically about medicine (novels) and the Bible.
I have enjoyed his writing for many years. He left a great legacy.

[Manel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read it in french. It was interesting to me as a medical student, but I had to read through all the very white mentality, the casual twentieth century sexism and male heroism.

[Mónica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crítica despiadada al mundo de la medicina, escogida por muchos para medrar socialmente, que da renombre, y ganar dinero a expensas de los enfermos, ya sabemos, la economía de mercado que no respeta ni la vida mientras se trate de ganar dinero y hoy día todo está pensado para sacar el mayor beneficio monetario. Si no tienes dinero para costearte un tratamiento o las medicinas para tratarlo te dejarán morir, a aún así hay muchos que siguen defendiendo el modelo americano que es el que denuncia.
Naturalmente también denuncia el corporativismo, las corruptelas...No hay sector que no se escape de ello.

[Mahsa Heidari · Rating 1 out of 5]

رمان خوبی هست. ابتدای کتاب برام یکمی گیج کننده بود و نتوانستم باهاش ارتباط بگیرم. اما کم‌کم وقتی با شخصیت ها به خصوص شخصیت اصلی "رن" بیشتر آشنا شدم، داستان برایم خواندنی و جذاب شد. 📍داستان حول و حوش پزشکی و زندگی سخت پزشکان هست و نشان می‌دهد که برای یک پزشک خوب بودن چقدر باید ایثار و سخت کوشی کرد. البته داستانی که روایت می‌شود مربوط به سال‌هایی هست که هنوز پنی‌سیلین هم کشف نشده و مردم با یک عفونت ساده می‌مردند. ✅ ولی در کل رمان خوبی هست و من را ترغیب کرد که باقی آثار نویسنده کتاب را هم بخوانم.

[ERIK SALINAS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una grandiosa novela. Tiene de todo, iniciando con la presentación del protagonista, Randolph Warren y la pareja que, en lo personal, es quién mas me gustó, Ann Trent, juntos nos regalan este viaje lleno de aventura, intriga, sacrificio, conspiraciones, médicos corruptos, etc.
Logrando cautivar con cada cápitulo, hasta llegar al final tan dramático. Excelente novela que recomiendo, no importa que no tengamos conocimientos médicos, el autor lo narra tan bien que no es dificil seguir a trama.

[Betty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Published 70 years ago, it seemed relevant enough despite obvious differences in technology in medicine. It’s a cautionary tale of the worst that could happen in centralized medicine. I kept seeing this as a black and white movie with Raymond Massey. Right on the edge of melodrama. I picked it up because the author was a physician in Jacksonville Florida where I live.

[Ivy Swiridenko · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a book about medicine and the fight to get better care for patients. The story was about a doctor who cared about his patients and wanted to change the system. He did not like government taking over healthcare and having so many deaths especially among women and children.

His own wife lost there first baby at birth because of an incurable event. The second baby was born healthy but the mother developed blindness because of health issues while carrying the baby. They were able to restore her eye sight with the help of a professional.

In the end the doctor Ron was able to get the job he wanted as a surgeon in his own practice.

[Reader Jaime Viché · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marvellous

[Alberto · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know where to start. What's the worst thing about this book? The implicit sexism? The redundant message about how awful would be a medical system ruled out by the politicians? The oh-wait that's not supossed to be a predictable happy ending (but it is)? The only reason I give it 2 starts is because it was quite interesting to read how doctors in the fifties managed to treat the patients without the technology we have today.

[Louiza · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved this book , it takes me 10days to finish it but when I did I wished there was more pages to read ,to know more about Ann and Ran and his plan .
Ran plein d'enthousiasme envers sa profession, et Ann qui avait tant de courage pour soutenir un médecin aussi occupé et plus , réalisèrent ensemble leur rêve qui concerner toute vie humaine... Afin que nul ne meure...

[Denise DeRocher · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Frank Slaughter books, but I don't know why. Perhaps it's the quaintness of the writing, which also is old-fashionably exquisite, but as well he is one of the first, if not The First, to write books about the world of medicine. A wonderful experience!