The writing was decent, but I'm sure glad I didn't read this before my dad was in the hospital so much last year; I would never have gone home to sleep. Even though he brought to light the horrors of medical training, and the untrained hands into which we are entrusting our loved ones, he still struck me as just another arrogant physician. Thank heavens for nurses, is my conclusion. ( )

Eh. This memoir of a young doctor is more a confession of Jauhar's ambivalence about the profession of medicine than an in-depth look at the process of becoming a doctor. It's useful, I guess, to know that doctors are as likely to be unhappily punching the clock as any other worker, but Jauhar's writing isn't much sharper than his doctoring. ( )

A great glimpse at the process of becoming a doctor. The pacing and narration is phenomenal and Dr. Sandeep does a great job of conveying the intensity of everyday life as a hospital resident. ( )

good reading while waiting for Grey's to return!

Rambling and self-indulgent at times. ( )