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Chasing Zebras: The Unofficial Guide to House, M.D.

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I thought I knew all about House, but was I wrong. After reading Chasing Zebras, it gave me a whole new insight into House. This book is so well written and easy to follow. I am reading it for a third time. It seems I missed stuff the first time through. If you think you know a lot about House, reading this book will amaze you. It is fantastic!!!!

Chasing Zebras by Barbara Barnett is a great book to read on the subject of House, M.D. It is a clearly written book that will be of interest to anyone who watches the show; be they a casual watcher or a die-hard fan. The book gives insights into the characters and episodes for Seasons One through Six which will add to the readers understanding and enjoyment of the show. The episode-by-episode guide in the book is a wonderful feature. Chasing Zebras is an interesting and fun book to read.

I've seen no more than 6 episodes of HOUSE, M.D., but that was enough for me to enjoy and benefit from "Chasing Zebras." House is not my kind of guy--too rude--but the show appealed to me for some reason. This book helped me understand why. House claims he only cares about solving the medical mysteries, yet somehow you sense that he really has compassion for many of his patients. The book explains the subtle comments and signs that indicate he does. It reflects skillful scriptwriting and acting. In addition, the book's in-depth analysis of House as a brilliant but troubled person humanizes him and creates a level of sympathy that somewhat excuses his behavior. The other main characters are profiled as well. These profiles are a reminder that the more you know about someone--on TV or in real life--the more connected with them you feel.

What this book really did for me, though, was teach me to better understand and appreciate good scriptwriting. Author Barnett, whose own writing I found impressive, explains how the stories and the characters are developed and presented. I plan to watch the show more often, and will be looking and listening more closely for things that reveal motives and insights into the personalites of the characters. I think anyone reading this book will become a smarter viewer, not only of this series, but of other dramas.

I am a huge fan of House M.D. and I am now a huge fan of Barbara Barnett. This book proved that no matter how many times you have seen the show, you cannot know everything about it. This book is a guide and reference book to the series that I hope will be updated yearly.

Chasing Zebras is an informative, thought-provoking, exhaustive effort that does what any guide like this should do: it delves deep into the subtleties and minutiae of the magic of the show and in the process explains why so many fans are so deeply in love with it in the first place. The guide is a great introduction for newbies to the show or folks coming into it in the middle of a season as well as a great analytical work for House MD obsessives like me.

Chasing Zebras, the unofficial guide to House M.D. is a must read. I love everything about this book. It is well written and thought provoking. If you are a fan of the show, this is the book to have and reference back to. This wonderful `unofficial" House M.D. Guide book is written by a true fan of the show and for die hard fans of the brilliant House M.D television series. This superb guide contains detailed analyses for every episode for the six seasons of the series. Inside the book you will read original interviews/comments from producers, directors, writers and actors about all things House. Characters, plots, props, timelines, and more get great analysis and explained in great defined detail. I would recommend this book to anyone that has spent the last 6 years obsessing over the show. It is truly a great companion book to have.

It's been a while since I knew Barbara Barnett althought only virtually. I started to read her articles about House on her blog, Welcome to the End of the Thought Process, and I've always found them very exhaustive and passionate.
In this Guide Barbara has transferred her passion and her deep knowledge of the show and I am sure all House fans will enjoy it as much as I did.

Have been following Barbara's reviews online for a long time, so was thrilled to be able to order this book by her. She did a great job all the way around. Have been thoroughly enjoying reading it.
Hope she continues her reviews & if she decides to do another book, I'll be looking forward to that as well.

Excellent book. Wonderful analysis of each and every character and episode of the show plus lots of goodies that keeps you turning the page. A must read for the casual viewer and/or fan of the show. No doubt lots of effort has been put into this book.

For some reason it took me a while to read this particular book but it was very good insight into the tv show and the charactors and even some neat things about the actors and guest actors. I actually found one show I hadn't seen and this book gave me the story about that particular episode. If you loved the show and want to rehash the episodes its a worthy read.