
Twelve Patients
Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital
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Narrated by:
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Eric Manheimer
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By:
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Eric Manheimer
In the spirit of Oliver Sacks Awakenings and the TV series House, Dr. Eric Manheimer's Twelve Patients is a memoir from the medical director of Bellevue Hospital that uses the plights of 12 very different patients - from dignitaries at the nearby UN, to supermax prisoners from Riker's Island, to illegal immigrants, and Wall Street tycoons - to illustrate larger societal issues.
Manheimer is not only the medical director of the country's oldest public hospital, but he is also a patient. As the audiobook unfolds, he is diagnosed with cancer and is forced to wrestle with the end of his own life - even as he struggles to save the lives of others.
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Is there anything you would change about this book?
It needs a professional reader.What was most disappointing about Eric Manheimer’s story?
That what could have been interesting stories were made dull and almost incomprehensible by the author's narration.Would you be willing to try another one of Eric Manheimer’s performances?
No, never!Did Twelve Patients inspire you to do anything?
Not listen to it again.Any additional comments?
Please, Audible (and other audiobook producers), convince authors they are not usually the best person to read their own work.The WORST Narration Possible
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With the author reading it, there is a true sense of emotion. No difficult medical jargon. I struggled with the many Spanish phrases at the start, as my first language is Afrikaans and second language English anf I love in a country where people do not speak Spanish. But it got less and translated more throughout the book.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys non-fiction, to anyone who like things raw and real to the core.
Brilliant, moving, and real to the core.
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A little preachy
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decent story
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Narrated in near monotone.
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Outstanding
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Fascinating stories but a little disjointed
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Not what I was expecting
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What did you like best about Twelve Patients? What did you like least?
I can't say I really liked anything "best" about it. I usually enjoy medical nonfiction, but found the stories kind of boring. I don't know if this had to do with the narrator. No inflection or differentiation between characters by voice. I also found it irritating how political views were inserted in the narration. I guess he had every right to do so because it is a nonfiction account of cases he was a part of, but for some reason it seemed to take away from the actual story that was being told.What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
Blah.Did Twelve Patients inspire you to do anything?
No.Disappointed
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Would you consider the audio edition of Twelve Patients to be better than the print version?
No. I don't have the print version but I did see on Amazon 'sneak peek' at least 4 pages of acknowledgments that I didn't hear in the audible book.What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
I have a medical background but no longer work in the field - I found the stories of all patients devised for this book excellent but perhaps most compelling were the stories of 'Trauma Detroit' & 'Tanisha' for whom I cried many tears.What about Eric Manheimer’s performance did you like?
I enjoyed Dr Manheimer's performance. (Spoiler alert) I found myself a little miffed by negative comments about his voice in other reviews, I kept thinking about them & thinking 'give the guy a break for goodness sake, the man has had throat cancer'! I found it a marvelous reminder of 'there but for fortune go any one of usI'.Any additional comments?
With cuts to health funding by so many governments around the world places like Bellevue & other great teaching hospitals across the globe are fortunate indeed to have so many professionals who eschew private practice for public hospital work with a wide cross section of humanity.I gasped audibly at times & cried at others
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