Beat the Reaper Book Review and Giveaway
January 28, 2009 by bookroomreviews
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WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT
Dr. Peter Brown is an intern at Manhattan’s worst hospital, with a talent for medicine, a shift from hell, and a past he’d prefer to keep hidden. Whether it’s a blocked circumflex artery or a plan to land a massive malpractice suit, he knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.
Pietro “Bearclaw” Brnwna is a hitman for the mob, with a genius for violence, a well-earned fear of sharks, and an overly close relationship with the Federal Witness Relocation Program. More likely to leave a trail of dead gangsters than a molecule of evidence, he’s the last person you want to see in your hospital room.
Nicholas LoBrutto, aka Eddy Squillante, is Dr. Brown’s new patient, with three months to live and a very strange idea: that Peter Brown and Pietro Brnwa might-just might-be the same person …
Now, with the mob, the government, and death itself descending on the hospital, Peter has to buy time and do whatever it takes to keep his patients, himself, and his last shot at redemption alive. To get through the next eight hours-and somehow beat the reaper.
Spattered in adrenaline-fueled action and bone-saw-sharp dialogue, BEAT THE REAPER is a debut thriller so utterly original you won’t be able to guess what happens next, and so shockingly entertaining you won’t be able to put it down.
THEMES IN THIS BOOK
MY REVIEW
Beat the Reaper is the type of book that you will gulp down quickly so you can find out what crazy thing is going to happen next. What a ride the author Josh Bazell takes us on. That ride includes a doctor who is in the eyewitness protection program, the mob, a beautiful girl and a bad guy by the name of “Skinflick.” What else Beat the Reaper has is a lot of profanity and violence. Normally, this is the type of book that doesn’t appeal to me, but underneath all of the dark aspects is a man trying to find redemption and some peace from his past. And it is hilarious. I found myself laughing out loud quite a bit. Another appealing aspect of “Beat the Reaper” are the footnotes. They are an added treat. As I was reading, I could definitely see the movie easily in my mind. The day after I finished, I read that Leonardo Dicaprio is set to star in the movie. I hope it turns out as good as the book. One more tip before you read the book, and you should read it – The last few pages are so shocking and will make you squirm, so be prepared to either skim over them or be grossed out. Once you start reading you won’t want to stop, so make sure you clear your schedule for that day. Oh, and ignore the awful book cover.
MY GRADE A-
Beat the Reaper is available everywhere and at Amazon. You can visit the author’s website to read an excerpt and he even has a hilarious game you can play at www.beatthereaper.com
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