Certainly there's some juicy stuff here: the story revolves around Jung's tempestuous relationship with Sabina Spielrein, a deeply troubled young medical student who began as his patient, became his mistress, blackmailed him into referring her to Freud as a patient, and ultimately distinguished herself as a psychoanalytic theorist of some note. (chicagoreader.com)
Rebelling against what he sees as a repressive, stuffy environment, a talented but unmotivated young medical student prefers playing the class clown to working. (rottentomatoes.com)
They had wondered for weeks if this bright, driven young medical student would have any mental handicaps. (bookpage.com)