Richard Gordon started his professional life as a medical doctor but became famous for his humorous stories about life as a doctor. Doctor In the House was his first semi-autobiographical novel but he went on to write several more books about his life as a doctor. His doctor series went on to inspire film and TV versions.
In this first book, the author is telling the amusing story of his experiences in medical school in London, England. It is set in the years between the two wars.
The system used in England at the time is different from that used in the United States today. Gordon basically went from high school directly to medical school, if I am understanding his story correctly. He has a lot of fun pointing out the doctors, nurses, patients, his own and fellow students failings and foibles.
It was an interesting read, although I was a bit lost at times understanding what he was talking out. The period he was writing about is nearly one hundred years ago and in a medical and educational system foreign to my experience. It wasn't as amusing as I was expecting it to be, though. At times, his judgments of his fellow humans were unnecessarily harsh, in my opinion.
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