Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

21 reviews

ninah17's review against another edition

challenging informative sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Dementia, Infertility, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Vomit

bennyholm's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Vomit, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Blood, Cancer, Drug use, and Abortion

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Addiction

afiya2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Body horror, Gore, Blood, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Drug use, Self harm, and Racism

lozababe's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative sad fast-paced

5.0

I have had this on my want to read list for a long time, but after watching the TV series (twice) it quickly moved up to my must read now list and it did not disappoint. 
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. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Medical content, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Infertility, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Child death

bookwormjoshua's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Cursing

eliza_flamingo1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Pregnancy, Cancer, Grief, Miscarriage, Cursing, Death, Blood, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Self harm, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

onthelam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

i just finished reading this and i am shook .I cant believe that we are in the 21st century yet people have to go through such torture constantly. i cant believe there is nothing we can do. i have a sister who's gonna become a doctor because of parental pressure, I have a friend. i cant believe that this is how the most important profession is treated..this is how we treat the people we put our lives in the hand of. The title was true, this is going to hurt and it should hurt for this hurt is nothing faced with what these people go through.I am grateful to this book for bringing me awareness about this topic and helping me make some major decisions of my own life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Blood, Gore, Medical content, and Sexual content

Moderate: Excrement, Abortion, Cancer, Chronic illness, Dementia, Grief, Infertility, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Dementia, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Cursing, Infertility, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted sad fast-paced

4.25

I was never prepared for anything this book threw at me. When I prepared for the worst, I ended up laughing. When I was prepared for a funny story, I was hit the hardest.

This book is poignant and beautiful and fucking hilarious. Adam Kay is brilliant, and his writing style is fabulous. If you get the chance to see him live- which I have- do it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, Miscarriage, Medical content, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Excrement, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion and Alcoholism

feebee's review against another edition

funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Cancer

Moderate: Blood and Cursing

maduvanthivenkatesan's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fatphobia, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma

This was so affecting and especially poignant reading it as someone who dropped out of medical school. I loved learning about the ins and outs of obs and gynae medicine, about different conditions and their treatments. It was deeply frustrating and angering to read about the deep systemic issues chipping away at the health system and the affect it had on doctors. I work for a union now and it made my blood boil to witness such appalling working conditions and health and safety arising from austerity. The author narrates the book in such a laid-back and funny way, which makes the sad bits even more impactful. Would definitely recommend it!