A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else
Posted in Books on Dec 13th, 2007
Here are mini-reviews of a couple of books I’ve read recently.
The Burden of Proof by Scott Turow
I think this is the third Scott Turow book I’ve read, and I still can’t decide whether or not I like them. Although sometimes billed as legal thrillers, they’re generally more about the characters, with plots centering around aspects […]
Posted in Books, Health Care on Dec 4th, 2007
I recently read one of Robin Cook’s medical thrillers, Marker. The novel itself was entertaining as usual. The most interesting aspect, however, was the author’s note at the end. Here’s what he has to say about a national, single-payer healthcare plan,
As a physician, I have always been against health insurance except for catastrophic care and […]
Posted in Books on Nov 27th, 2007
For a change of pace, here’s a non-political book review.
I didn’t quite know what I was getting into when I picked up Portnoy’s Complaint, by Philip Roth, at the library recently. Now that I’ve finished the book, I’m still not quite sure what to make of it.
The protagonist, Alexander Portnoy, is an intelligent and superficially […]