Reviews tagging 'Rape'

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

134 reviews

rhealambe's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, and Miscarriage

bluejay21's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Medical content, and Rape

adampjt's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, Mental illness, and Excrement

catreeney's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.25

I loved Adam Kay’s first book and the promotional material suggested this would be similar, other funny stories of life before and after medicine. 

However this book is very different to the first and quite a difficult read. There are a lot of painful and harrowing stories and I found it very difficult to read. 

Definitely don’t recommend it if you’re not feeling good mentally as you will struggle to put it down but the stories will stick with you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage and Infidelity

The author graphically describes being raped at a sauna in New Zealand

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

catastrojb's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

4.0

I’m always very torn with Kay. I dislike his mocking of patients or those who think differently to him, and his focus on the scatological aspects of life, but as someone who also works in the NHS my heart breaks a little for the experiences he’s had and the mental health difficulties he’s been left with. I also recognise the need for black humour…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Excrement, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

georgieg's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

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

nataliem_98's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted sad fast-paced

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Part had me cackling, I especially enjoyed the running jokes of particitrousers and panini loving wolves (I promise it makes sense if you read it) 

But yet again Adam has a way of spilling out all his deepest darkest truths and keeping his humour as dark as the subject matter. Open, honest, hilarious, I'll always have time for an Adam Kay book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Eating disorder

ampinfrance's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

Actually had tears of laughter rolling down my face quite a few times whilst reading this book, but it’s also shocking to see what a healthcare system can do to a person. A genuine must-read 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape