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# The House of God

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Review: OH MY GOD DOCTOR - I always knew doctors were practicing medicine just until they got it right. This jaw-dropping book has my opinion's back. Humor, wit and wisdom, pathos, seriousness (but thankfully not overbearing) and other stuff I'd need to look up in a thesaurus. Oh, and the bestest raunchyist erotic descriptions of sex I've read since Tom Robbins. Thanks Mr. Shem. I need to take some of that there acedamenathin stuff now. I'll get back to you. Is early morning a good time?
Review: Sometimes shocking, but always compelling - Just finished Samuel Shel's "The House of God," a sarcastic comedic portrayal of the medical field with a "Catch-22" like quality. It is a perfect blend of humor and tragedy. Shem’s storytelling is sharp, filled with wit and irony, yet he never shies away from the human cost of a system that can often seem dehumanizing to patients and caregivers alike. His novel exposes the emotional and psychological toll that medical training takes on doctors, especially interns. His characters are memorable, particularly the protagonist Dr. Roy Basch. They are richly drawn, and their experiences feel both harrowing and real. Here, too, Shem somehow blends a sense of camaraderie against the isolation that comes with working in the medical trenches. This novel was a recommendation from my fraternity book club, so I can not wait to discuss it with those in the medical field. "The House of God" remains a classic for a reason—it’s both timeless and unforgettable. It’s sometimes shocking but always compelling. Check it out.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #12,013 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7 in Doctors & Medicine Humor #22 in Medical Fiction (Books) #710 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 5,000 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ OH MY GOD DOCTOR
*by D***S on December 12, 2025*

I always knew doctors were practicing medicine just until they got it right. This jaw-dropping book has my opinion's back. Humor, wit and wisdom, pathos, seriousness (but thankfully not overbearing) and other stuff I'd need to look up in a thesaurus. Oh, and the bestest raunchyist erotic descriptions of sex I've read since Tom Robbins. Thanks Mr. Shem. I need to take some of that there acedamenathin stuff now. I'll get back to you. Is early morning a good time?

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sometimes shocking, but always compelling
*by R***E on October 12, 2024*

Just finished Samuel Shel's "The House of God," a sarcastic comedic portrayal of the medical field with a "Catch-22" like quality. It is a perfect blend of humor and tragedy. Shem’s storytelling is sharp, filled with wit and irony, yet he never shies away from the human cost of a system that can often seem dehumanizing to patients and caregivers alike. His novel exposes the emotional and psychological toll that medical training takes on doctors, especially interns. His characters are memorable, particularly the protagonist Dr. Roy Basch. They are richly drawn, and their experiences feel both harrowing and real. Here, too, Shem somehow blends a sense of camaraderie against the isolation that comes with working in the medical trenches. This novel was a recommendation from my fraternity book club, so I can not wait to discuss it with those in the medical field. "The House of God" remains a classic for a reason—it’s both timeless and unforgettable. It’s sometimes shocking but always compelling. Check it out.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't let the sarcasm stop you
*by S***A on July 1, 2020*

To be honest, most of this book was absolutely horrid to me. I'm about to enter medical school myself and even acknowledging a lot of the problems in medical education and the healthcare system in the United States, I have a lot of hope for medicine and for my life as a physician. So, reading this very dismal, dark, sarcastic, catch-22-esque book was uncomfortable to say the least. I almost didn't make it through to the end, and if I hadn't I would have given it one star. But don't let the middle fill you. Part 3 is what makes this novel worth reading. The main character grows so much in the final chapters and is able to, finally, call out and critize all the terrible things he did and went through. This criticism forms the basis for the bigger the picture of the novel: the criticism of the brutality and lack of caring in medical education and medical practice (mainly during the 60s and 70s but to a certain extent today as well). I also highly recommend reading the authors note at the end of the book to get more perspective and insight into why the author wrote the book and what he hoped to accomplish. While part 3 gave me many of those reasons, it was fulfilling to hear from it from the author's own voice.

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