A review by raelovestoread
The Doctor Will See You Now by Max Pemberton
2.0
I'm being a little mean here. This is an amusing and well-meaning collection of anecdotes from a fellow junior doc. Certainly a lot of the material is familiar and Dr Pemberton captures some of the frustrations experienced in hospital life.
Critically speaking though, there was a lot that irked me. The whole text needed a good proof-read for a start. Without meaning to, his character comes off a bit opinionated and smug. He tries to overcompensate for this by professing his humility at every opportunity.
I read Trust Me, I'm a Junior Doctor before starting my first job and it gave a light and entertaining insight into the job. There was one anecdote (that I only half-remember) that had especially troubled me when I read the book; his character witnesses in theatre what amounts to a mild sexual assault of a patient under anaesthesia - and doesn't report this behaviour in any way. Having this niggling in the back of my mind could have coloured my perceptions of this sequel a little.
I didn't quite like it enough to give it a 3-star rating.
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Dr Pemberton is a compassionate, kind and reflective doctor. I feel his writing style is more suited to blogs, opinion pieces and perhaps even short stories, rather than the 'novel/memoir' format.
Critically speaking though, there was a lot that irked me. The whole text needed a good proof-read for a start. Without meaning to, his character comes off a bit opinionated and smug. He tries to overcompensate for this by professing his humility at every opportunity.
I read Trust Me, I'm a Junior Doctor before starting my first job and it gave a light and entertaining insight into the job. There was one anecdote (that I only half-remember) that had especially troubled me when I read the book; his character witnesses in theatre what amounts to a mild sexual assault of a patient under anaesthesia - and doesn't report this behaviour in any way. Having this niggling in the back of my mind could have coloured my perceptions of this sequel a little.
I didn't quite like it enough to give it a 3-star rating.
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Dr Pemberton is a compassionate, kind and reflective doctor. I feel his writing style is more suited to blogs, opinion pieces and perhaps even short stories, rather than the 'novel/memoir' format.