Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

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

14 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

natduncs's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Stalking, Rape, and Infidelity

Moderate: Miscarriage, Body shaming, and Child death

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

violet_moon1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Vomit, Suicide, Rape, Bullying, Stalking, Homophobia, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Child death

ludivinev's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

3.75

I didn't love the first half so much, but preferred the second one. It's both deeply personal and very funny (not necessarily both at the same time…). Kay talks about his eating disorder, being sexually assaulted and losing his own baby during his wife pregnancy and still having to work on the labour ward. At first I didn't like the way he talked about his partner but it became obvious that he was exaggerating things for the purpose of humour. This book still has interesting reflections on the life of student doctors and the NHS that make me even more grateful for the service and care I receive as a user of the NHS.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Child death and Body shaming

jess_streets's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Grief, Excrement, Eating disorder, Bullying, Rape, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Self harm, Medical trauma, and Body shaming

akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

Somehow funnier and more sad than This is Going to Hurt. I liked hearing more about Adam. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Rape

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cursing

Minor: Excrement, Vomit, Classism, and Blood

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Body shaming, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

khall123's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Rape, Body shaming, Child death, Eating disorder, Excrement, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault

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.