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Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients by Adam Kay
134 reviews
eloiseug's review against another edition
5.0
Undoctored is a continuation of Kay's debut novel This is Going to Hurt, following his life after leaving medicine, interspersed with flashbacks to his time in his old career. Kay gives the reader true insights into his own mind and life which really give the feeling that you know this version of him. He's at times achingly relatable and at others completely unlikeable, but throughout the whole book feels entirely and completely human, fuck ups and all.
This book was an absolutely incredible read, and I'll be on Kay's next book, whatever it is, like a wolf on a panini.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, and Eating disorder
this_little_bookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Rape
jadereadsbooks95's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Miscarriage and Sexual assault
confessions_of_a_bookaholic's review against another edition
3.0
The first thing that anyone picking this book up needs to know is that it has a very different tone to This is Going to Hurt. It's more somber, delving in to some difficult times in Adam's life, and discusses some hard topics - see trigger warnings for these if you are concerned.
There is some humour interspersed throughout the book, but the one is significantly less funny than the previous book, mainly because of a lot of the topics that are covered. Adam really lays his soul bare through this, and I can imagine it must have been difficult to write. He doesn't always portray himself in the best light, which is refreshing to read and helps remind you as a reader that he is human just like the rest of us.
I admire the courage that it would take to write a book such as this, and the courage it takes to try and shed light on some of the failings of the system in training and supporting new doctors. Unfortunately as a reading experience I didn't enjoy this one as much as I expected to. I felt that many of the stories told are ones of day to day life, experienced by millions of people world wide.
Trigger warnings include: eating disorders, rape, mental health.
Graphic: Rape and Eating disorder
izzyvioletgrace's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Sexual assault, Death, Gore, Child death, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, and Rape
natduncs's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Stalking, Rape, and Infidelity
Moderate: Miscarriage, Body shaming, and Child death
theunfinishedbookshelf's review against another edition
Graphic: Medical content, Vomit, Rape, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
ellen_the_melon's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Eating disorder and Rape
laurathompson's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Rape, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Physical abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Child death, Body shaming, Medical content, Vomit, and Miscarriage
catriona176's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape and Child death
Moderate: Miscarriage, Animal death, and Homophobia