Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients by Adam Kay

15 reviews

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Grief, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Classism, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

laurathompson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

fluffy1st's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Eating disorder, Medical content, Rape, Stalking, Dementia, Sexual violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Excrement

Moderate: Animal death and Child death

earftoalex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.25

amazing book, so raw and crushing but also hilariously funny. never have laughed out loud because of a book before this one !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, and Vomit

Moderate: Homophobia, Fatphobia, Gore, and Miscarriage

Minor: Blood, Death, and Dementia

paukinra's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Bullying, Self harm, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Eating disorder, Medical content, Pregnancy, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Classism

lhodgson26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

I loved ' This is going to Hurt' the book and more recently the BBC1 drama series and this felt like a prequel and a sequel to that. As there were stories from Medical school and his time as a doctor and how he adapted to leaving and the success of the first book. It had some funny anecdotes and had Adams humour throughout it but this felt in some ways a lot more personal. The story of his Eating Disorder, the miscarriage of his child, his grandparents dementia and his rape it was heartbreaking to read at some points. However, it is also so important as him opening up will hopefully help so many others and give those the courage to hopefully speak up. I liked how it told stories throughout the different time frames and how some were funny stories yet others were tragic which I really wasn't expecting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Miscarriage, Dementia, Child death, and Homophobia

ajnagle's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Grief, Homophobia, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

saskia_ej's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Medical content, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Dementia, and Stalking

connerjc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Addiction, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Dementia, Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Infidelity, Grief, Miscarriage, and Death

An absolute rocker! 5 stars I ugly laughed, almost cried, rolled my eyes and had a great time. This book was definitely free therapy and would 100% recommend to anyone who isn't squeamish or sensitive. Kay has a great autobiographical style, and as well as drawing me in with the humour, I feel like he has educated, counselled , and given me a voice.

chloe_silk1810's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Child death, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual content