A moving and inspiring story
The call of the healer what David Sklar heard when he left his New Mexico home to cross the border. "La Clinica: A Doctor's Journey Across Borders" is his story. With nothing left to lose in his hometown, he answers a letter to volunteer in a run down medical clinic in Sierra Madre in Mexico. His stories tell a tale of a man driven to heal, and who heals in an area with a totally different culture and a language he lacks a mastery in. A moving and inspiring story, "La Clinica" is worth reading for any.
La Clinica
I am a person who does not read many books, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading "La Clinica". I had to read it for a class, but am very thankful that my teacher picked this particular book. I am a pre-med student and I was able to relate to this book. However, I feel that anybody, not just medical students or doctors, will really enjoy this book. It is a complex story with extreme meaning put into each memory that David Sklar relives. I would definitely recommend this book to any reader. Two thumbs up!!
Fantastic Read!
La Clinica is an excellent read! Dr. Sklar did a amazing job of blending together his time in Mexico, his personal life, and his experiences in Emergency Medicine. My husband and I read the novel together and neither of us ever wanted to put it down! We couldn't wait to read the rest of the novel!
"La Clinica" poignantly questions life's journey, past and future
"La Clinica" was a wonderful read, juxtaposing and weaving the
various times of Dr. Sklar's life, from his childhood to his
internship to his Clinica days to his affiliation with the University
of New Mexico as head of its Department of Emergency Medicine, when
he and his wife were separating. This is the story of
what Freud once distilled as the two things most important in a man's
life: meaningful work and a meaningful relationship with a woman. And
in Dr. Sklar's case, we see his earnest attempt to make sense of both
when each is turned topsy-turvy, to remain grounded as best he can
under the circumstances. At La Clinica's best, the reader, young or
old, will be called to task to examine his or her own life, asking,
depending on age, either, "Is this the path I wish to take?" Or, "Why
or how did I come to take this journey?"
