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

20 reviews

amylia_k's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

a realistic insight into the lives of our front-line staff of the NHS. A wonderful way to tell Adam Kay’s story and so informative whilst being lighthearted and funny too. I couldn’t put the book down and felt so connected to his tale. It made me realise the things I take for granted.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

wolf013's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Excrement, Antisemitism, Dementia, Abortion, and Alcohol

izzy_rose_hardy's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Miscarriage

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Infertility, and Abortion

eliza_flamingo1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

onthelam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

i just finished reading this and i am shook .I cant believe that we are in the 21st century yet people have to go through such torture constantly. i cant believe there is nothing we can do. i have a sister who's gonna become a doctor because of parental pressure, I have a friend. i cant believe that this is how the most important profession is treated..this is how we treat the people we put our lives in the hand of. The title was true, this is going to hurt and it should hurt for this hurt is nothing faced with what these people go through.I am grateful to this book for bringing me awareness about this topic and helping me make some major decisions of my own life.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Infertility, Terminal illness, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

emmamcbride21's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative fast-paced

4.0

Tackles the most difficult subjects in a light hearted way that doesn’t make you feel all doom and gloom. Highlights real, serious issues without being unbearably heavy. Laughed out loud numerous times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

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!

asmale's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, and Alcohol

effys's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

Amazing book that has you laughing out loud one second and on the verge of tears the next

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Eating disorder and Racism

sorcha's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis