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May 02, 2016savtadina rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I very much enjoyed this book. I am fascinated by historical fiction, especially if it is well-researched. I also like to read about doctors in the past, and in the book I learned about the horrid situation with doctors in London (something I already knew a bit about but not as early in the 11th century) and was fascinated to learn about the medical school/midrassa in Persia. Ibn Sina, the famous doctor that the main character Rob Cole yearned to study with, is a real person who was well versed in philosophy and many other areas of science in addition to medicine. I had seen the movie based on the book first and it differs from the book. There are parts that I found discomforting, especially the discussion of the king and the death of one of Cole's close friend, but on the whole, I found this book an excellent read, and very well written. I started reading it when I was in Israel, then got too busy to read for a while so that is why the length of time from start to end.