Bracing ... I Can't Save You, with its deliberately messy assemblage of shifting narrative perspectives, poetry, anecdotes, and hallucinatory performance, represents the structural equivalent of a mixtape or shadow box where the author's phobias, formative memories, and Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man intersect ... Chin-Quee's astute, no-holds-barred insights offers a window into the world of medical practitioners — and also celebrate physician's nuanced and diverse humanity.
Frank ... Demanding ... His story will resonate, particularly with readers who feel as though they don’t quite fit in and those dealing with a family history of mental illness.
Soul-baring ... An intimate look at his transformation from a fearful child into a confident, competent physician in a demanding specialty ... A candid, stirring chronicle of struggle and success.
Scattered ... Some late passages about Chin-Quee’s father are moving and illuminating, however. It’s a valiant effort, but it doesn’t stand out on the crowded shelf of medical memoirs.