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Given that I just finished Shaman (the third in this trilogy), I thought I’d go ahead and polish off the series while the story was fresh in my mind. Each of the three books in The Cole Trilogy (The Physician, Shaman, and Matters of Choice) can be read as stand alone novels, but reading them in order provides additional context and back story which adds to the flavor and general appeal of the story as a whole.
Of the three, I think this book (Matters of Choice) is probably my least favorite. I say that because it’s quite a bit shorter and less involved than the other two. The characters were still well developed, and it wasn’t necessarily boring or poorly written, but compared to its counterparts, it seems that some steam was lost on the part of the author.
Also, part of what I liked so much about The Physician and Shaman was the historical fiction component. Matters of Choice takes place in the 1990′s which makes sense in the sequence and timing of these three books, but is less entertaining to me as a matter of personal preference. I’d much rather read about an old-timey doctor discovering the magic of ether whilst fine tuning the the conduction of a healthy amputation than about a Clinton-era doctor struggling with HMO politics and anti-abortion terrorists.
Overall, this book was generally entertaining, a relatively quick read, and definitely not the worst book I’ve ever read. A pretty glowing endorsement, am I right?
Of the three, I think this book (Matters of Choice) is probably my least favorite. I say that because it’s quite a bit shorter and less involved than the other two. The characters were still well developed, and it wasn’t necessarily boring or poorly written, but compared to its counterparts, it seems that some steam was lost on the part of the author.
Also, part of what I liked so much about The Physician and Shaman was the historical fiction component. Matters of Choice takes place in the 1990′s which makes sense in the sequence and timing of these three books, but is less entertaining to me as a matter of personal preference. I’d much rather read about an old-timey doctor discovering the magic of ether whilst fine tuning the the conduction of a healthy amputation than about a Clinton-era doctor struggling with HMO politics and anti-abortion terrorists.
Overall, this book was generally entertaining, a relatively quick read, and definitely not the worst book I’ve ever read. A pretty glowing endorsement, am I right?