Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon by Nick Trout Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon
Book Review: Not "All Creatures Great and Small" but pretty good.
Summary: 3 Stars
Tell Me Where it Hurts is a good, short book that follows a day in the life of a veterinarian in a large small-animal practice.
The stories are a mixture of delight and heartbreak -- just like real life. Dr. Trout does a terrific job of describing the animals, their medical conditions, and I love that he refers to their owners as "their parents".
It probably isn't fair to compare it with "All Creatures Great and Small" that was a truly fantastic book.
Book Review: Way too much fuss made over pets.
Summary: 1 Stars
Yet another book about elevating pets to the levels of people. In fact, Trout seems to think a dog would make the best spouse. He also thinks its endearing for owners to be pathologically obsessed with their animals. He "respects" their delusions and will do all kinds of over-the-top surgeries on the pets to placate the owner's beliefs that their animal is their child or substitute mother or whatever. Trout calls pet owners pet "parents". He's one of the idiots that keeps this pet elevatation fad going.
The only good thing I can say about this book is that Nick Trout is a talented writer and surgeon. Too bad he chose to write about pets and too bad he chose to be a vet instead of a medical doctor. His writing and surgical skills are being wasted on lower species beasts.
Book Review: Should be mandatory reading for animal lovers
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is so enjoyable that I almost read it in one sitting. It is a delight. If you love animals then get this one right away.Book Review: Stick to the story
Summary: 1 Stars
I wish Trout could finish one story without interjecting so many side stories. I found the book boring and repeatedly wished he would just finish one story before sticking other totally unrelated ones in the middle. Book Review: Informative and entertaining
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read books by doctors that could have doubled as a hypnotic; they were boring and dull. This book by Dr. Trout is a notable exception to the rule.He shows extraordinary writing ability, weaving similes and metaphors throughout the text with the skill of a professional writer, a talented professional writer. Contrary to some reviews, I don't think that Trout is making fun of his pet owners, he is merely pointing out the humor is some otherwise serious situations involving animal medical treatment. I got the feeling that Dr.Trout is, if anything, a true friend of all animals. I especially appreciated his discussions of how people relate to their animals. Trout has the ability to both entertain, as well as inform. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys good reading.