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

33 reviews

kat_greenwood99's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Suicide, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Minor: Grief, Racism, Mental illness, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

max63815's review against another edition

dark funny

4.0

The casual joking fatphobia in the book was disturbing especially coming from a doctor. Exactly the kind of attitude which results in worse care & outcomes for fat people when they need medical attention.

Overall I did enjoy the book though, and felt it did a good job communicating issues doctors in his position were facing. Curious to know how much (or little) has changed since its publication in 2017.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

Minor: Fatphobia

stabilesero's review against another edition

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

This isn't my usual read, and if it had been strongly my cup of tea, it probably would have been a 5 star.
Adam Kay provides a funny, reflective and truthful account about the UK's Healthcare system and the applaudable yet undervalued work of those employed by the NHS. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Vomit, Suicide, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

izzyvioletgrace's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

This book is a detailed insight into the life of a doctor. Informative and funny, yet shows the inhumane pressure doctors are put under. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Abortion, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

mxss_winterfell's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

An important book that manages to highlight the situation the NHS are in (which has only grown worse since publication) and talk about the real struggles and challenges of being a junior doctor in a funny yet informative way. With witty remarks and pithy comments throughout, Adam Kay's writing makes it easy to read through such a serious book in one sitting.

To anyone who uses, has used, or knows of the NHS service, I would recommend reading this book.

P.S. Grab a little thank you card or gift for your care team after your next hospital stay; goodness knows the government won't thank them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Blood, Medical content, and Infertility

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

bookbird's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This must be my third or fourth reread of this incredibly special book. Kay is a master storyteller, and it's his finely balanced combination of light and dark that make this book so impactful. A must-read for anyone who has ever had even the briefest experience of the NHS.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Gore, Terminal illness, Vomit, Cancer, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Excrement, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Miscarriage, and Self harm

elizabethblue's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

An informative look into the realities of working in medicine. Although the topics can be quite sad, the author leans in to the funny side enough for you to not come away feeling completely devastated. Fascinating to read if you're interested in the behind the scenes of the NHS. 

3.5/5✨(Good, I enjoyed it) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Suicide

nelsvy's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Suicide, Eating disorder, Grief, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Abortion, and Miscarriage

missmakaela's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, and Suicide

maddiet425's review against another edition

emotional funny informative sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Suicide