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kimveach's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Vomit, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Gore, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Chronic illness, Blood, Cancer, Drug use, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
jennareadsbooks's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.25
The Tennis Partner was a book club pick and we had a great discussion about it. I really liked the writing, however I found the book to be exploitative overall. Verghese shares the story of a friend training to be a doctor who struggles with addiction. The friend becomes his tennis partner and they grow very close. His friend was ashamed of his addiction and I don’t think he would have appreciated having this story told without being able to consent to it. That said, I did really like the writing and I’m eager to read Verghese’s fiction.
aconroy6's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
4.0
laweirdgurl's review against another edition
fast-paced
5.0
A beautifully written story about addiction, friendship and love.
megangraff's review against another edition
4.0
This book is not quite a 4 star book but it is definitely a 3+.
karinlib's review against another edition
4.0
I love the way Verghese writes, and I hope he continues. This is his second memoir, and I reveled in the combination of Medicine and Tennis. It's a story of two men finding friendship on the Tennis Court and in hospital rounds.