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This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
36 reviews
bookchatwithbeth's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
rbacon's review against another edition
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
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
readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition
I picked up the audiobook for this after starting the TV adaptation and it's equal parts uplifting and disheartening (to hear about the exhaustion and lack of support available for doctors and nurses). Adam Kay's caustic brand of humour brings so many moments of light-hearted relief among the sad and emotional diary entries that make up this book. I have a huge amount of respect and appreciation for everything NHS workers do and I wish our government afforded them the same respect (instead of gradually eroding the NHS and pushing it towards privatisation). Kay has a good suggestion for what we can do to change things: write to your MPs and demand changes at government level.
This is a great read, and although there are some extremely harrowing moments, it's definitely one I'd recommend for an eye-opening first-hand account of life as a medic.
Content warnings for graphic descriptions of blood and bodily trauma, pregnancy, miscarriages and stillbirth, death of children/babies, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt, discussions of racism, fatphobia, excrement.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Fatphobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Body shaming
akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition
4.25
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!
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism and Abortion
kathrinellis's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy
emmakvc's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
maduvanthivenkatesan's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infertility, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol
asmale's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, and Abortion
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, and Alcohol