Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

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

3 reviews

lyeve's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Abortion, Child death, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Toxic relationship and Eating disorder

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

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