Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Lady Doctor by Ian Williams

1 review

ecster's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book is great at describing life in a small town Welsh GP practice and the burnout it causes. I really needed the ending because otherwise the book felt very dark, hopeless and depressing. If you love fiction involving medicine then this is the book for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Medical content

Moderate: Medical trauma and Blood

Minor: Sexual content and Body shaming