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Summary: Am I the only one?
Review: Am I the only one that saw a connection between the russian boy with the almost white blonde hair and Nina Voss with her almost white blond hair? At the end when the boy passes by her room and she sees him, she smiles just before she dies. The boy was abandoned by his mother when he was very young and Nina "never" had any children? And they had the same blood type AB positive?
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Summary: RIVETING MEDICAL THRILLER!!!!
Review: Firstly, I have to say that Harvest is in my Top Ten List of all-time most favorite reads (and I've been a voracious reader for forty years).........This book has it all.............thrills, chills, great twisted plots, superb character development...........bad guys, good guys....kept me guessing.......and guessing......... Abby Di Matteo was a second year resident at Bayside Hospital in Boston when she was chosen to be part of the cardiac transplant team.... When she discovered that a heart was to be given to a rich man's wife, rather than a young 17 year old boy who was next in line, both Abby and Dr. Chao, took drastic measures....which had immediate repercussions! Finding donor records as being falsified, and knowing that some hearts aren't coming through the correct channels, Abby starts an investigation........ Since I first read Harvest when it came out in hardcover in 1996, the details and characters have stayed with me....this is a book that one can't forget..........it's an "edge of the seat" thriller, which is even scarier knowing that it's so easy for this to happen in real life.............Gerritsen's knowledge of the medical field shines through without all the jargon that we lay people can't understand! No matter where I am, at weddings, wakes, bookstores, beaches, if I see or know someone who reads, I always recommend any Tess Gerritsen book, so long as it includes Harvest!! Better than Cook, Crichton, or Palmer, and they are great authors, I assure you............This book is a MUST read..... Gotta mention, I was lucky enough to meet this beautiful and talented lady, twice at booksignings.........she is such a down-to-earth, friendly, sincere person, I hope each of you gets to meet her someday also!
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Summary: Excellent medical mystery/thriller - Gerritsen does it again
Review: Gerritsen has a knack for using technical jargon and explaining it soon enough and in such a way that the reader feels informed rather than ignorant and irritated. Her familiarity with aspects of the medical profession is very obvious, and she makes the reader feel like an insider, too. 'Harvest' is a fairly standard mystery novel set in an unusual environment, and well-written -- I had trouble putting it down. The predicament of the heroine at the denouement is truly horrifying. I give 'Harvest' 4 out of 5 stars (not 5 because parts are a wee bit too predictable) and rate it 'PG.'
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Summary: Great medical thriller!
Review: I couldn't put this book down once I started reading it! I don't always read medical thrillers, but this one had me turning the page up until the wee hours of the morning. I read this book in about 2 sittings! Gerritsen did a wonderful job with making you relate to the characters. Great read!
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Summary: Great medical thriller!
Review: I couldn't put this book down once I started reading it! I don't always read medical thrillers, but this one had me turning the page up until the wee hours of the morning. I read this book in about 2 sittings! Gerritsen did a wonderful job with making you relate to the characters. Great read!
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Summary: One of the best audiobooks I've listened to in a long while.
Review: I enjoyed "The Harvest" as an abridged audiocasette.
The tension is quite well crafted: simmering low at first, and then rising to a boil, and the tale is strong, with characters that begin quite disparate, but weave toward each other with edgy craftiness. By the end of the first tape, you're ready to give up on sleep to keep listening.
When a young resident heart surgeon steps into what might just be a "purchased organ transplant" fraud, and chooses to send a heart to a young boy instead of a rich man's wife, things start to go bad for her. Soon, she has lawsuits against her, and then even more career-ruining events that might not just end her career, but potentially her freedom - or her life.
Dodging bullets, accusations, career-wrecking lawsuits and worse, Abby DiMatteo struggles even to keep her life while still fighting to find more evidence, before she's buried with the rest of the information.
There were a few weak moments - and the ending was very sudden, which is likely an effect of the story being abridged. Though the story was wrapped up, I think I just needed a few more bits of conversation out of Abby. Ah well.
Read by Jayne Brooke with aplomb, (Dr. Diane Grad on "Chicago Hope," which I doubt is a coincidence), the tale is wonderfully performed, which always has the power to make or break a tale.
'Nathan
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Summary: WOW!
Review: I've had this book on my shelf for quite a while--don't know what I was waiting for! What a great storyteller Ms. Gerritsen is. This book kept me turning pages from page 1. It is very well written, even the medical terminology is done in such a way that it is easy to understand. And the story keeps you guessing right along. Having worked for doctors most of my adult life, I found the characters well drawn and believable. And the story of harvesting organs for money is probably not that far off the mark, unfortunately. I loved this book and will definitely read the rest of Ms. Gerritsen's books.
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Summary: Brilliant Medical Thriller!
Review: In "Harvest," Tess Gerritsen writes a moving and suspenseful tale of Abby DiMatteo, and Bayside Memorial Hospital. From within the first few pages, Ms. Gerritsen has you hooked, and you'll be turning pages a mile a minute. The story is basically centered upon the topic of harvesting organs. Dr. Abby DiMatteo, a second year resident at Bayside, is starting to work with the transplant team, and they seem a little weird. She uncovers some things, and learns more of the team's past history. Meanwhile, she is in love with a member of the team, Dr. Mark Hodell. When a needy boy needs a heart, Abby and another doctor think that this boy will get the heart. But it doesn't seem that way now. It appears that the team is doing some business behind the hospital's back, and are getting organs for people not in desperate need of them. This gets Abby thinking, and thus begins one of the best books I've read. "Harvest," is first rate suspense. Former romance author and current doctor Tess Gerritsen weaves a tale full of medical wonders, intrigue, and romance. Whether a fan of a science thriller, mysteries, or just a good book, you're bound to enjoy "Harvest." This is not only one of the best thrillers I've read, it's one of the best books that I've read in mainstream fiction. The is the first novel that I've read by Ms. Gerritsen and it certainly won't be my last. This is a book that should not be missed. Need a great, entertaining read? Then this is for you. Don't miss out on this great novel. Happy Reading!
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Summary: Oh Brother!
Review: This book convinced me that anyone can be a successful novelist. The plot twists are so obvious you could read this book by skipping every other page and still figure the whole thing out. About as challenging a mystery as the OJ Simpson trial. The sad thing about this book is how hysterical the protagonist gets. I mean talk about reinforcing female stereotypes. She's just a poor helpless doctor that shows all this compassion, yet comes undone under all this pressure, boo-hoo! My God, buck up and go buy a gun or something. (But I'm a man...) So perhaps this book is for a woman reader. I wish they'd have some disclaimer on books: "For Women Only," or "XY=No Read" or something. Perhaps they could lead off the book with a tampon ad or household cleaning tips... that would keep men away.
Ok, enough bad jokes. So the book is predictable, but it was kind of an interesting story, especially since it's not a bad rip-off from the book "Coma." Ok, people can make money from selling organs, got it! Heard ya! Now do something interesting with it. And please, no more hysterical female doctors (oh yeah, "Coma" again!)
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Summary: Excellent Medical Mystery Thriller
Review: This is my second reading of Tess Gerritsen's first novel, Harvest. I enjoyed it even more the second time around. It all starts with a young woman having a car crash that leaves her brain dead. Her heart matches two people: one is a poor 17 year old boy, the other is the wife of one of the richest men in the country. Who it ends up going to starts this thrilling tale ...
Soon Dr. Abby DiMatteo, a resident at Bayside Hospital, is in the middle of a whirlwind controversy involving black market organs, false accusations of murder, career-altering decisions, and she begins questioning the very core of the person she is going to marry.
Great mystery, really interesting medical scenes, believable and sympathetic characters. All in all - a great read!
I'm in the midst of re-reading all of Gerritsen's novels ... she is a phenomenal writer (and she used to be a doctor, which gives all the medical scenes such accurate detail.) If you like Robin Cook books, you'd like Tess Gerritsen.
Next on the nightstand: Life Support.
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