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Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients by Adam Kay
132 reviews
emmagreenwood's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
stephintoadventure's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Rape and Medical content
Moderate: Eating disorder and Grief
clbryan's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Stalking
jamsreads's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content
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: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Rape
this_little_bookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Rape
lucha0s's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Eating disorder 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: Eating disorder and Rape
izzyvioletgrace's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma
akaasia's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexual assault