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This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
4 reviews
namitree's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Watched the drama series adaptation last year and wanted to read the original material. Very informative on obgyn procedures and complications, the gruelling schedule of NHS junior doctors, and the government's callous campaign against said doctors. However, the unwarranted misogyny and fatphobia (among the MANY other disparaging remarks) was really off-putting and just unnecessarily cruel especially since these women were going through some of the most challenging and painful experiences of their lives.
Graphic: Child death, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, and Blood
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Drug use
Minor: Xenophobia and Islamophobia
elerieto's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma
Moderate: Misogyny
alomie's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
2.0
I'm just inherently not interested in this topic, I read this for bookclub and I've avoided it prior to this as it's just not a particularly interesting subject to me.
It was amusing in parts but in others i just found myself skipping over, it didn't really add much to my overall understanding of NHS life, but i also have a few friends who work within the underfunded institution so I am fairly aware of the pitfalls and horrific working conditions.
I also felt the tone was a bit off in parts, and he came off a bit smug in others.
Just not for me.
It was amusing in parts but in others i just found myself skipping over, it didn't really add much to my overall understanding of NHS life, but i also have a few friends who work within the underfunded institution so I am fairly aware of the pitfalls and horrific working conditions.
I also felt the tone was a bit off in parts, and he came off a bit smug in others.
Just not for me.
Graphic: Body shaming, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
oxfordjrr's review
dark
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, and Medical content