What's Wrong With Dorfman?
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (733 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0967944406 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Will Dorfman find a cure? Will his script become a movie? Will he elope with Delilah Foster? And most importantly, what indeed is wrong with Dorfman?. After a battery of medical tests, his doctors are stumped, so Dorfman sets out on an odyssey to find a cure, a quest that takes him to the fringes of alternative medicine. On the way, he meets the mysterious and beguiling Delilah Foster, a fellow hypochondriac whom he encounters in his doctor's waiting room. In the midst of navigating his latest film script through Hollywood Development Hell, the 40-year-old Dorfman suddenly develops a mysterious disease with bizarre symptoms. Meet Martin Dorfman -- cynic, hypochondriac and burned-out screenwriter
. In his frequently hilarious and unexpectedly touching novel, Hollywood takes a backseat to the emotional travails of the perpetually anguished protagonist. "Like a cat treats a catbox," replies Dorfman.) But Blumenthal's real feat is the sneaky, unexpected way he adds depth to Dorfman's hypochondriacal plight, distracting the reader with one-liners until it suddenly becomes clear that this is, in fact, a very serious book. He visits several physicians, an herbalist and even a New Age practitioner called a "chiropractic allergist." Finally he caves in to his wife's demands and agrees to see a psychiatrist, who extracts from Dorfman's comically warped upbringing the root of all his current neuroses. several times before, in The Official Hollywood Handbook, a history of Hollywood High and two hardboiled mysteries. ("How's the world treating you, Martin?" Dorfman's doctor
A mildly droll tale of aging Baby Boomer angst and hypochond Mr. Joe Meet Martin Dorfman, a just-turned-40 wannabe Hollywood screenwriter who, after a decade of struggling, has yet to have any of his scripts picked up by a Tinseltown studio. Now, if life in Paradise wasn't imperfect enough, he begins suffering from bouts of nausea, dizziness, abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite, and a general malaise. What does the local medical establishment diagnose after blood tests, CAT scan, MRI, colonoscopy, and stool exam for parasites? Absolutely nothing. (And what part of "zilch" doesn't he und. Laugh -- it is the best medicine! Victoria Tarrani Martin Dorfman is sick and no one knows what is wrong. John Blumenthal turns this story of illness into a very human and funny look at life. Dorfman is the son of a physician, and he knows all about illnesses. He spends thousands of dollars on tests, owns a personal medical library, but won't to talk to his father about his health.Through flashbacks we learn the family history. Blumenthal masterfully maintains the shifting timelines throughout his story and easily avoids the confusion of when, where and who is speaking. D. A Great Read! Martin Dorfman's quest to find the source of his mysterious illness leads him to doctors, psychiatrists, and new-age healers in a therapeutic theater of the absurd only slightly less bizarre than the Hollywood studios where he tries to earn a living as a screenwriter. His journey proves painful, physically and psychically, but Blumenthal nicely balances Dorfman's suffering with sharp wit and moments of outright hilarity. His insights into the angst of Baby-boomer middle age will resonate with anyone who has faced the dile