Book 2: The Law of Similars
Title: The Law of Similars
Author: Chris Bohjalian
Rating: 8/10
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: A riveting medical thriller about a lawyer, a homeopath, and a tragic death. When one of homeopath Carissa Lake's patients falls into an allergy-induced coma, possibly due to her prescribed remedy, Leland Fowler's office starts investigating the case. But Leland is also one of Carissa's patients, and he is begining to realize that he has fallen in love with her. As love and legal obligations collide, Leland comes face-to-face with an ethical dilemma of enormous proportions.
I liked: Great research with a thought-provoking plot, especially given its emphasis on alternative health care given my personal and professional interest in the subject.
I didn't like: Not as much character development as there was in his previous work, "Midwives."
Best line: Page 14. I remember it was Abby's turn to pick the vegetable ("Can mayonnaise be our vegetable tonight?) and say grace (Thank you, God, for the food and the stars and my new Barbie Dream House. Amen."), but it was my turn to choose the movie we'd watch after dinner, and so I picked the shortest tape in my child's ever-swelling collection.
Author: Chris Bohjalian
Rating: 8/10
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: A riveting medical thriller about a lawyer, a homeopath, and a tragic death. When one of homeopath Carissa Lake's patients falls into an allergy-induced coma, possibly due to her prescribed remedy, Leland Fowler's office starts investigating the case. But Leland is also one of Carissa's patients, and he is begining to realize that he has fallen in love with her. As love and legal obligations collide, Leland comes face-to-face with an ethical dilemma of enormous proportions.
I liked: Great research with a thought-provoking plot, especially given its emphasis on alternative health care given my personal and professional interest in the subject.
I didn't like: Not as much character development as there was in his previous work, "Midwives."
Best line: Page 14. I remember it was Abby's turn to pick the vegetable ("Can mayonnaise be our vegetable tonight?) and say grace (Thank you, God, for the food and the stars and my new Barbie Dream House. Amen."), but it was my turn to choose the movie we'd watch after dinner, and so I picked the shortest tape in my child's ever-swelling collection.
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