Tag: samuel shem

The House of God by Samuel Shem

Mar 21, 2026

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by

sbhowell

in 4 Star Books, Black Comedy, Classics, Erotic, General Fiction, Humor, Jewish, Literature, Mental Health

Rating: 4/5, good The House of God by Samuel Shem was one of my dad’s favorite books. He was a kidney transplant surgeon and I think he related to the humorous and cynical perspective on medicine that Samuel Shem expresses in this book. It starts off very sexy in the introduction… it tones it down…