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# The Bad Doctor: The Troubled Life and Times of Dr. Iwan James (Graphic Medicine)

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Review: Five Stars - Great book thank u
Review: Five Stars - Very good condition

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0271067543 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #978,207 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #580 in Biographies & History Graphic Novels #1,065 in Educational & Nonfiction Graphic Novels #1,119 in Literary Graphic Novels (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (54) |
| Dimensions  | 6.3 x 0.6 x 9 inches |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 9780271067544 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0271067544 |
| Item Weight  | 12.8 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 224 pages |
| Publication date  | March 15, 2015 |
| Publisher  | Penn State University Press |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
*by F***S on July 2, 2018*

Great book thank u

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
*by A***E on March 8, 2017*

Very good condition

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent graphic novel of the human side of the medical profession
*by M***N on April 13, 2015*

There are thousands of graphic novels, and there are thousands of books about doctors. But this is the only graphic novel about the life of a doctor that I am aware of, and that makes this book interesting and unusual. What's even more interesting is that the doctor portrayed in this book, Iwan James, is no stereotypical Marcus Welby who burbles over with time and sympathy for his patients. Dr. James is a "real person" (i.e., "real" for being a fictional character) who happens to be a doctor, and that means there are days he is cranky and irrational, and there are patients he doesn't like and has no sympathy for, though he manages to hide those feelings and deal with the patients professionally and with compassion, because Dr. James is--title notwithstanding--a good doctor indeed. He helps his patients fight their inner demons, even though he is plagued by his own inner demons--obsessive compulsive disorder, suicidal ideation, self-doubt and self-loathing. The theme of the book, in fact, may best be captured in one of the lines of dialogue: "Doctors, like artists, need to be on nodding terms with the Devil. Otherwise we'd be ignoring a large part of the reality of existence." I'm not a big reader of graphic novels and chose this book to review because I was more interested in the medical aspects of the story. So I was pleasantly surprised to discover how much I enjoyed the illustrations. They are not as busy and detailed as you will find in other graphic novels (which makes it easier to read, in my opinion), but the author makes every detail he includes count. For example, in one panel he portrays Dr. James's deadbeat colleague reading a magazine, and the reader can make out the title of one of the articles: "More cuts to G.P. income." In the next panel is show James walking away from his colleague in disgust, and on the wall of the hallway is a copy of the Bristol Stool Chart, which describes the major types of poop that people can produce. This is an excellent graphic novel, but the reader must make sure not to go into it confusing 'graphic novel' with 'comic book.' While there are flashes of dark humor throughout the book, it is not a comedy, and there are some dark, even tragic, moments described. I found myself thinking about it long after I had finished it.

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