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This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
35 reviews
rbacon's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Vomit, Blood, and Chronic illness
onthelam's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Blood, Gore, Medical content, and Sexual content
Moderate: Excrement, Abortion, Cancer, Chronic illness, Dementia, Grief, Infertility, and Terminal illness
Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Dementia, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Cursing, Infertility, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition
I picked up the audiobook for this after starting the TV adaptation and it's equal parts uplifting and disheartening (to hear about the exhaustion and lack of support available for doctors and nurses). Adam Kay's caustic brand of humour brings so many moments of light-hearted relief among the sad and emotional diary entries that make up this book. I have a huge amount of respect and appreciation for everything NHS workers do and I wish our government afforded them the same respect (instead of gradually eroding the NHS and pushing it towards privatisation). Kay has a good suggestion for what we can do to change things: write to your MPs and demand changes at government level.
This is a great read, and although there are some extremely harrowing moments, it's definitely one I'd recommend for an eye-opening first-hand account of life as a medic.
Content warnings for graphic descriptions of blood and bodily trauma, pregnancy, miscarriages and stillbirth, death of children/babies, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt, discussions of racism, fatphobia, excrement.
Graphic: Child death, Blood, Death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Excrement
Minor: Body shaming
akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition
4.25
This book is poignant and beautiful and fucking hilarious. Adam Kay is brilliant, and his writing style is fabulous. If you get the chance to see him live- which I have- do it!
Graphic: Death, Vomit, Miscarriage, Medical content, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Excrement, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Abortion and Alcoholism
kathrinellis's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Fatphobia, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Vomit
emmakvc's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Grief, and Excrement
maduvanthivenkatesan's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fatphobia, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
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!rayne_1906's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Vomit
asmale's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Infertility
Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, Suicide, Excrement, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Dementia
sedgewren's review against another edition
5.0
Whilst reading this book, I kept on snickering aloud at the situations that Kay kept finding himself in, and enjoying the dark but gruesome humour. I gained a newfound respect for doctors - I already knew they were hard-working, tough and resilient, but the amount of extra work, heart ache and sleep deprivation for no extra compensation was a shock to me.
The book is both hilarious but also heart breaking - if you are to read a book this year, make it this one!
Graphic: Blood, Excrement, Gore, and Medical content