Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

61 reviews

sadie_honey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Every human being in the UK, and possibly non-human entities, should read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

sammysteven's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Truly incredible. The style of writing is in diary entries and is therefore easy to dip on and out of. Covers some really heavy topics but with lots of light humour thrown in for balance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Death, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

doriangrayscale's review

dark emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, and Miscarriage

sprucy2427's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, and Grief

dale1997's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child death, Death, Dementia, Fatphobia, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

kmfb87a5's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

Minor: Abortion and Infertility

angesquires's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

helendipietro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

5.0

This collection of diary entries exposes the emotional and traumatic side of becoming a doctor. It’s content has massive societal importance and is a book I think every adult should read. It’s quite scary when you realise that doctors are humans too who make mistakes and, as someone who spends time in and out of hospital, I found this a difficult truth at times!

It’s filled with hilarious, shocking and somewhat controversial events along with many heartbreaking stories that will stay with you. This is a book that actually brought me to tears! In the beginning, I felt woozy reading about the accidents and the gory details but I’m so glad that I powered through to get to the brilliant parts. But still, some of Adam’s stories had me questioning, “Who are these people that stuff objects up themselves or rub Chinese herbs into their vaginas??!?!” Painfully funny and a glaring example of why NHS staff should be paid more and respected more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death

Minor: Grief

orlagal's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Racism, and Physical abuse

beccasbookcase's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts