Roy may need a couch and his own Freudian psychiatrist to survive his first year as a resident student in the aptly named Mount Misery. Samuel Shem rips off the heads of just about everyone inside and peripheral to the medical profession, but does it in a jocular way that keeps reader attention glued until the very last page. This reviewer strongly recommends both Shem novels to anyone who wants to be educated with what is wrong with our health system, but in a humorous way. For questions or comments about a review, please contact the person listed at the top of the review. Ed's Internet Book Review is copyright 1995-2001, Dr. Edwin V. Bell, II, all rights reserved.
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