Not only is Josh Bazell a doctor who can write, but he puts Michael Crichton & Robin Cook to shame with a fast, gripping tale that, in this post-Soprano age, seems all too realistic. Dr. Peter Brown works in the hospital from hell when he runs into an elderly man from his past, and suddenly Pietra Brwna's WITSEC protection is gone. What follows is one of the fastest-paced books ever written. Readers should prepare themselves for high levels of gore and mutilation -- Chuck Palahniuk's Rant is the best comparison -- but just as Pietra Brwna knows how to jerk out a man's throat with his bare hands, Josh Bazell grabs the reader with Peter Brown's tale and doesn't let go until the blood-splattered end.
An extraordinary autobiography by an astounding young man detailing his unique talents, I came away shocked, amazed and profoundly affected by Daniel Tammet's life and achievements. It certainly made me reconsider my views of autistic individuals. I found this story much easier to relate to than John Elder Robinson's Look Me In the Eye, although I enjoyed that title as well.
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