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

25 reviews

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!

rayne_1906's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

3 hours 6 minutes - This book was not what I was expecting, as it was so much better, so much more engaging, and so much more insightful than anything I had expected. The writing style is funny but provides so much insight into how the NHS runs and the way doctors experience daily life. It was so heart-breaking in places, yet hilarious in others. I don't usually enjoy reading non-fiction, as I often find it boring and hard-to-read, but none of these problems applied to this book at all. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Vomit

asmale's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Infertility

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, Suicide, Excrement, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Dementia

megan_deathe's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

4.75

This book was hilarious as it was heartbreaking! It simultaneously increased my love for the NHS and disgust for the government. Adam Kay is very quick-witted and creates a perfect balance between funny and horrific stories

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Drug use, Excrement, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, and Sexual content

annavonwillingh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit