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Thirst for Justice by David R. Boyd 본문
"Michael MacDougall is a talented trauma surgeon whose life in Seattle is slowly unraveling. Frustrated as an ER doctor and with his marriage in trouble, he volunteers with a medical aid charity in the Congo. Disconsolate at the lives he cannot save in the desperate conditions of the region, he is shattered by a roadside confrontation with the mercenary Mai Mai that results in unthinkable losses. Back home in Seattle, he is haunted by his experiences in Africa and what he sees as society’s failure to provide humanitarian aid to those who most desperately need it. Locked in a downward spiral, he becomes obsessed with making his government listen to him and dreams up an act of terrorism to shock his nation awake. Activist and lawyer David Boyd’s debut novel is a taut political thriller that begs the question: how far is too far when you’re seeking justice?" from Amazon
'순수한 의도로 시작된 순진한 의사의 예상외의 행동, PTSD, 미국 정보기관들의 웃지 못할 행동, 기적 같은 이야기 전개 등 진지하지만 웃기는 이야기다.... '라는 것이 개인적인 생각이다. 의학, 화학 용어나 각종 미국 기관들(?)에 대한 명칭을 제외하면 그렇게 어렵지 않은 작품이다. 앞에 언급된 표현들을 제외하면 무난한 형식의 작품이기 때문에 진도가 잘 나가는 작품이다. 가벼운 마음으로 영어 공부하다는 마음으로 읽으면 될 듯한 작품인 거 같다.