FOR: "I was given Carry On Doctor while in hospital to cheer me up while recovering from an operation. Thank goodness it was not carried out by the hilarious Al Zheimer, who was my favourite character in a wonderful book. It was a real tonic. I read out passages to other patients in the ward, and they enjoyed them so much that requests were made to borrow the book.

- K.B. Charles, Woodford, Essex.

AGAINST: "What appalling taste to have a surgeon describing himself as Al Zheimer. Does the author not appreciate what a serious illness alzheimers is, and certainly not a subject for so-called humour. I was enjoying the story until Al Zheimer was introduced. It completely ruined the book for me."

- Roger Bourne, Yeovil, Somerset.