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More Than It Hurts You | 
| Author: Darin Strauss
Publisher: Dutton Adult
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 18192
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.7
ISBN: 0525950702
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780525950707
ASIN: 0525950702
Publication Date: June 19, 2008
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The acclaimed author of Chang and Eng returns with a literary showstopper a beautifully realized novel that at its heart is the story of a woman who will risk everything to feel something; a doctor whose diagnosis brings her entire life into question; and a man who suddenly realizes that being a good husband and a good father can no longer comfortably coexist.
Josh Goldin was savoring a Friday afternoon break in the coffee room, harmlessly flirting with coworkers while anticipating the weekend at home where his wife, Dori, waited with their eight-month-old son, Zack. And then Josh s secretary rushed in, using words like intensive care, lost consciousness, blood. . . .
That morning, Dori had walked into the emergency room with her son in severe distress. Enter Dr. Darlene Stokes: an African-American physician and single mother whose life is dedicated both to her own son and navigating the tricky maze of modern-day medicine. But something about Dori stirred the doctor s suspicions. Darlene had heard of the sensational diagnosis of Munchausen by Proxy, where a mother intentionally harms her baby, but had never come upon a case of it before. It was rarely diagnosed and extraordinarily controversial. Could it possibly have happened here?
As their four lives intersect with dramatic consequences, Darlene, Dori, and Josh are pushed to their breaking points as they confront the nightmare that has become their new reality. Darin Strauss s extraordinary novel is set in a world turned upside down where doctors try to save babies from their parents, police use the law to tear families apart, and the people you know the best end up surprising you the most.
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 satirizing everything is for sale even health July 2, 2008
Harriet Klausner
11 out of 19 found this review helpful
In Long Island Josh Goldin loves his wife Dori and their eight month old son Zack. However, the TV salesman is very worried about Zack who twice has been rushed to the emergency room with strange life-threatening symptoms. African-American ICU pediatric chief Dr. Darlene Stokes reports the Goldin case to the Child Protective Services; her theory is that Zack's mom suffers from Munchausen syndrome, which causes her to inflict harm to her child in an attempt to draw attention to herself and her family.
CPS decides to take Zack away from his white Jewish parents who challenge the government agency in court. The public is divided between parental rights and children protection as the case is not quite as black and white as the two sides pretend it to be.
Extremely timely with the Texas Child Protective Services-Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints incident and the media sell out to the Pentagon, Darin Strauss slices and dices the new American economy in which everything is for sale especially health (you may not be able to buy health unless your Cheney, but many Americans cannot afford anything but illness and death). Whether it is a hospital bed, a news report or a politician, the price is right. At times the powerful satirical elements overwhelm the basic social issue of parental rights vs. professional opinion re the welfare of a child as everyone is stereotyped to lampoon some aspect of society. Darin Strauss carves up Bush's American dream asserting that for many it is more a nightmare.
Harriet Klausner
 This is full-dress fiction July 6, 2008
ELLEN A. (New York, NY)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
More Than It Hurts You is what I like to call "full-dress fiction." That is, it's everything that fiction is supposed to be. It has a contemporary, realistic plot, but it's so much more than a "problem" story. The author uses this medical story to make some really telling insights about American life today. His characters are fully drawn, you're often not sure who the real villains are, and even when you are, you still have a basic, human sympathy for them. The author really takes you fully into their world, which is what I want from a novel. I've enjoyed Strauss' previous, historical novels, but this one strikes home. It is a treat.
A Family In Turmoil June 28, 2008
C. Hutton (East Coast, USA)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Mr. Strauss has published his third novel (see "Chang and Eng" and "The Real McCoys") which is very different from his first two. It attempts to be the Great America Novel by taking on racism, child abuse, a failing marriage, American legal justice, social and psychological issues. The author is not subtle which is the one flaw of this otherwise engaging tale. An African-American MD, Darlene Stokes, believes that a Jewish mother is ill with Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, where the parent injures the child (or claims that the child is ill) for the attention she receives from the medical staff. This sets in motion the plot and the search for truth by all the characters. A good beach book for the reader.
A Real Page Turner June 29, 2008
Sarah Banks (Chicago)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I haven't read his other books but I picked this up because of the great cover. Turns out it's a really riveting novel about a sick baby, a heartless doctor (well, she SEEMS heartless) and a husband and wife who don't know each other as well as they think. Definitely pick this up. It will break your heart a little but you'll be better for it. I'm off to buy his book about the original Siamese twins.
BEST BOOK EVER July 5, 2008
Susannah Meadows (brooklyn, NY)
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
stop. do not bother looking for any other book on this site. "more than it hurts you" is one of the best books i've ever read. it's incredibly page-turn-y and at the same time the language is amazing. in fact, i've never read a book that was as beautifully written as it was suspenseful. and it's perfect for any book club because there's so much to talk about when you're done. and you won't want it to end.
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