Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

31 reviews

6emptynotebooks's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Racism

Minor: Islamophobia

honorablemmmention's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative relaxing fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fatphobia

bethkayreading's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia

portapages's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

lovely, hilarious, heartbreaking book. made me bust out laughing more than once, and also really made me feel for people working on the frontlines. healthcare systems all over the world need to do better, for the sakes of both the staff and patients.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Islamophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

I'd heard from friends working in different sectors of the NHS how understaffed and overworked NHS staff are but this book is a sobering reminder of how bad things have truly become. The amount of times Adam Kay chronicles working back-to-back 12-hour shifts is staggering. 

I picked up the audiobook for this after starting the TV adaptation and it's equal parts uplifting and disheartening (to hear about the exhaustion and lack of support available for doctors and nurses). Adam Kay's caustic brand of humour brings so many moments of light-hearted relief among the sad and emotional diary entries that make up this book. I have a huge amount of respect and appreciation for everything NHS workers do and I wish our government afforded them the same respect (instead of gradually eroding the NHS and pushing it towards privatisation). Kay has a good suggestion for what we can do to change things: write to your MPs and demand changes at government level.

This is a great read, and although there are some extremely harrowing moments, it's definitely one I'd recommend for an eye-opening first-hand account of life as a medic.

Content warnings for graphic descriptions of blood and bodily trauma, pregnancy, miscarriages and stillbirth, death of children/babies, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt, discussions of racism, fatphobia, excrement.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Fatphobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Body shaming

kathrinellis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative fast-paced

5.0

This was such an interesting and emotional read. There‘s the right balance between funny and tragic stories. It also provides an accurate insight into the way people working in a medical institution are treated by patients, the government and colleagues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

juliethebookcat's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Death, and Fatphobia

maduvanthivenkatesan's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infertility, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

This was so affecting and especially poignant reading it as someone who dropped out of medical school. I loved learning about the ins and outs of obs and gynae medicine, about different conditions and their treatments. It was deeply frustrating and angering to read about the deep systemic issues chipping away at the health system and the affect it had on doctors. I work for a union now and it made my blood boil to witness such appalling working conditions and health and safety arising from austerity. The author narrates the book in such a laid-back and funny way, which makes the sad bits even more impactful. Would definitely recommend it!

theteaisaddictive's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

3.5

As a current student nurse, it’s interesting to get insight into how other members of the multi-disciplinary team work and operate - and how they see us! Equally interesting to see the author’s  professional development as he went from FY1 to reg, and the reason why he left the NHS. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Islamophobia

dale1997's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy