It’s 2:47 a.m. when Dr. Nick Trout takes the phone call that starts another hectic day at the Angell Animal Medical Center. Sage, a ten-year old German shepherd, will die without emergency surgery for a serious stomach condition. Over the next twenty-four hours Dr. Trout fights for Sage’s life, battles disease in the operating room, unravels tricky diagnoses, reassures frantic pet parents, and reflects on the humor, heartache, and inspiration in his life as an animal surgeon. And he wants to take you along for the ride.…
From the front lines of modern medicine, Tell Me Where It Hurts is a fascinating insider portrait of a veterinarian, his furry patients, and the blend of old-fashioned instincts and cutting-edge technology that defines pet care in the twenty-first century. For anyone who’s ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at your veterinarian’s office, Tell Me Where It Hurts offers a vicarious journey through twenty-four intimate, eye-opening, heartrending hours at the premier Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston.
You’ll learn about the amazing progress of modern animal medicine, where organ transplants, joint replacements, and state-of-the-art cancer treatments have become more and more common. With these technological advances come controversies and complexities that Dr. Trout thoughtfully explores, such as how long (and at what cost) treatments should be given, how the Internet has changed pet care, and the rise in cosmetic surgery.
You’ll also be inspired by the heartwarming stories of struggle and survival filling these pages. With a wry and winning tone, Dr. Trout offers up hilarious and delightful anecdotes about cuddly (or not-so-cuddly) pets and their variously zany, desperate, and demanding owners. In total, Tell Me Where It Hurts offers a fascinating portrait of the comedy and drama, complexities and rewards involved with loving and healing animals.
Part ER , part Dog Whisperer , and part House , this heartfelt and candid book shows that while the technology has changed since James Herriot’s day, the humanity and compassion remains unchanged. If you’ve ever had a pet or special place in your heart for furry friends, Dr. Trout’s irresistible book is for you.
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说实话,我一开始对这类题材并不抱太大期望,总觉得会是老生常谈的套路,但这本书完全颠覆了我的预判。它没有急于展示宏大的冲突,而是将焦点聚焦于那些微小的、日常的裂痕之上,那些不经意间流露出的脆弱和伪装,才是最致命的。作者的语言风格带着一种冰冷的、近乎手术刀般的精准,剖析着人性的幽暗面,毫不留情,但又充满了一种悲悯的底色。我发现自己忍不住停下来,反复阅读某些段落,不是因为它们拗口,而是因为那种措辞的精妙,像是找到了一个恰如其分的词语来描述那种难以言喻的复杂情绪。这本书更像是一场智力上的角力,而不是简单的故事消费,它要求读者全程保持警觉,去解读那些潜藏在文字背后的弦外之音。
评分这本书的魅力在于它的“不可预测性”。我通常在阅读到三分之一时就能大致猜出故事的走向,但在这部作品里,我多次被作者突如其来的转折狠狠地“打脸”。这不是那种为了制造震惊而制造的转折,而是逻辑上水到渠成、情感上又意料之外的爆发。更难能可贵的是,作者没有让角色沦为情节的工具。每一个人物,即便是篇幅最短的配角,都有其清晰的动机和无法摆脱的宿命感。我感觉自己就像一个旁观者,在目睹一场精心编排的悲剧,那种无力感和被卷入的叙事张力,让我几乎是喘着气读完了最后几十页。这种阅读体验,是久违的酣畅淋漓。
评分从文学性的角度来看,这本书的文风是极其独特的,它混合了古典的典雅与现代的粗粝。作者的遣词造句常常带着一种古典音乐般的韵律感,即使是描述最残酷的场景,也能保持一种令人不安的美感。我特别留意了作者对环境声音和光影的描摹,那不是简单的背景填充,而是直接参与到叙事中的角色。它成功地营造了一种持续的、低沉的焦虑感,这种焦虑并非来自外部的威胁,而是内生于人物灵魂深处的矛盾与冲突。这本书的深度,需要多刷才能完全体会,因为它在每一层文字之下都埋藏着更深层的象征和隐喻,它考验的不仅是读者的理解力,更是读者的共情能力和对复杂人性的接纳程度。
评分这本书的叙事节奏简直让人欲罢不能,作者对人物内心的刻画入木三分,每一个转折都恰到好处地撩拨着读者的好奇心。我通常对这种篇幅较长的作品容易感到疲倦,但在这本书里,我完全沉浸在了那个光怪陆离的世界里,仿佛每一个场景都伴随着强烈的感官刺激。尤其是那些复杂的伦理困境,作者没有给出简单的答案,而是将选择的重担抛给了读者,让人在合上书本后仍久久不能平静,不断地在脑海中重演那些关键的对峙。我尤其欣赏作者在描绘环境细节时所展现出的那种近乎偏执的精确度,那种氛围感营造得让人不寒而栗,仿佛能闻到空气中弥漫的尘土和旧纸张的气味。那种通过环境来反衬人物内心挣扎的手法,高明至极。
评分我很少见到有哪本书能将历史的厚重感与现代的疏离感结合得如此自然流畅。读起来的感觉就像是走在一条布满古老苔藓的石板路上,每一步都伴随着对逝去时光的敬畏,但你又清晰地知道,你脚下的世界正在以前所未有的速度崩塌瓦解。这本书的结构非常精巧,采用了多线叙事,但作者高超的掌控力确保了每一条线索都能在最恰当的时机交汇,产生的冲击力是指数级的。我特别喜欢作者处理“时间”的方式,它不是线性的,更像是一种螺旋上升,过去的阴影不断投射到当下,形成一种宿命般的循环感。对于那些喜欢在阅读中寻找哲学思辨的读者来说,这绝对是一次不容错过的体验,它会让你质疑你所认为的“真实”。
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