Mount Misery – Samuel Shem

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Mount Misery by Samuel Shem, author of the bestselling The House of God, is a darkly comic and provocative medical novel set in a prestigious psychiatric hospital in New England. Welcome to Mount Misery, home of the crazed, the suicidal, the Machiavellian, and the wicked—and that’s just the doctors. For Dr. Roy Basch, starting his residency is a bewildering and nightmarish experience, as the various psychiatric disciplines compete to reduce patients to gibbering wrecks. Immersed in the system, Basch discovers that treating patients has less to do with healing and more with keeping the flow of insurance money alive.

With biting irony, a sense of the absurd, and unflinching insight into the medical world, Mount Misery exposes the chaotic, often hilarious, and terrifying realities of psychiatry. Basch initially seeks meaning but soon learns that survival is the most important lesson in a world that has lost its head. This absorbing novel combines satire, authentic medical detail, and dark humour, giving readers an unforgettable insider’s view of a crumbling psychiatric fortress.

Hilarious, provocative, and deeply insightful, Mount Misery is ideal for fans of medical fiction, satire, and sharp social commentary.