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bennyholm's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, and Chronic illness
cats_library's review against another edition
4.5
An accurate depiction of working for the NHS. It me crying at the end and reminiscing on my time working for the NHS.
Cannot recommend enough.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Blood, and Abortion
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
ezzab126's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
aldentemay's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, and Abortion
lozababe's review against another edition
5.0
Written as different chapters in Adam Kay’s life, from newly qualifying to the incident that lead him to quit medicine, this book covered all aspects of life as a doctor. Each chapter starts with an explanation about the post he is in and a few anecdotes from his life. It then moves onto diary entries from the time in each post.
The book had me laughing at the ridiculousness of some situations, cringing at others and tearing up at a few too. It opens your eyes to the dire state of the NHS and how doctors are always viewed as well paid for short hours when that’s really not true. They are underpaid, under appreciated and overworked in a system that is failing them. We are lucky to have our NHS in this country and we should appreciate it much more than we do sometimes.
Adam’s writing is both informative and witty and it was a pleasure to read and was one that I flew through as it was so easy to read that I didn’t want to put it down at all.
The main takeaway that I have from this book is how much the system needs to change for those working for the NHS but in order for that to happen, governments need to stop trying to privatise parts of it and set unobtainable targets all while the expecting those that work there to spend the majority of their life at work and only getting paid for some of it. All of the staff are under tremendous pressure and they need their loved ones support before we lose all of them to easier and better paying jobs.
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy
tessareads_'s review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Child death, Death, Blood, and Abortion
mimsyweretheborogoves's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Infertility, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
elsakremer's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood and Abortion
onthelam's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Infertility, Terminal illness, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, and Abortion
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
lilymaych's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion