Monday Mornings

A Novel

By: Sanjay Gupta MD MD

Narrated by: Christian Rummel

Every time surgeons operate, they're betting their skills are better than the brain tumor, the faulty heart valve, the fractured femur. Sometimes, they're wrong. At Chelsea General, surgeons answer for bad outcomes at the Morbidity and Mortality conference, known as M & M. This extraordinary peek behind the curtain into what is considered the most secretive meeting in all of medicine is the back drop for the entire book.

Monday Mornings, by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, follows the lives of five surgeons at Chelsea General as they push the limits of their abilities and confront their personal and professional failings, often in front of their peers at M & M. It is on Monday mornings that reflection and introspection occurs, usually in private. It is Monday Mornings that provides a unique look at the real method in which surgeons learn - through their mistakes. It is Monday Mornings when, if you're lucky, you have a chance at redemption.

Critic reviews

Praise for CHEATING DEATH: "You will be on the edge of your seat as you read the superbly crafted stories of people who have beaten the odds, something I like to think I know quite a bit about. My friend Dr. Sanjay Gupta, America's doctor, has written a page-turner. It's an exciting medical thriller with the compassion, hope, excitement and aspiration that define Sanjay." --Lance Armstrong

Praise for CHEATING DEATH: "I owe my recovery and my health to medical advances and the remarkable pioneers behind them. In his new book, the World's Doctor, Sanjay Gupta, delivers a breathtaking preview of a coming revolution in medicine that challenges virtually everything we think we know about living and dying. A truly provocative and fascinating reading experience." --President Bill Clinton

Good not great

Narrator took some getting used to - story line was a little shallow. There were so many characters that there could have been a lot of deep development but all were surface...

monday mornings. i enjoyed listening to this book

i will look forward to listening to another by this author it was hard to stop listening to once i got started

RN Review

If you could sum up Monday Mornings in three words, what would they be?

Enlightening, well-paced, eye-opening.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Monday Mornings?

Wrong site surgery at the end of the book.

What about Christian Rummel’s performance did you like?

Excellent interpretation. Two areas in need of improvement: a more defined pause between scenes - sometimes two distinct scenes ran into each other. I'm sure this was editing and not Mr. Rummel's performance. But the second area for improvement is Mr. Rummel's interpretation of female voices. Almost without exception, they brought to mind Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie. This was a significant annoyance for me.
However, overall, very enjoyable listening.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No. Too much to think about.

Medical terminology

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Readers understand that Dr. Gupta is a physician. The use of extensive medical terms irritated me as a medical professional. I found this use unnecessary to the story.

If you???ve listened to books by Sanjay Gupta before, how does this one compare?

What does Christian Rummel bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?

Good voice changes for each character

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

NO

Truth in Medicine

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I wait avidly for new medical mystery fiction. I found the realism of so many areas in medicine refreshing. I would definitely recommend this book

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Several of the plot twists hinged on the fallibility of human judgment.

Any additional comments?

As a retired anesthesiologist, I questioned where the anesthesiologist was during the anesthesia history and physical which might well have elicited a red flag for the first brain surgery. I decided they must have shared negligence. I also wondered where the entire operating room team was for the