Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Reseptivapaa by Adam Kay

127 reviews

emmieince's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

merrynthomas's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Eating disorder

forever_day's review against another edition

3.75

This book was much more firmly memoir than his previous. He does not shy away from the bad parts. The eating disorder and the assault in particular were pretty grim reading. He also doesn’t try to paint himself in very flattering light. Like any other memoir, there isn’t a perfectly planned plot neatly tied up at the end, but it does follow some structure of his life post medicine with flashbacks, with it then left on a somewhat more hopeful note.
I had primarily chosen to read it as someone not 100% happy in medicine, and there weren’t any firm answers (can there be?) but it was food for thought. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual assault

narrenkaiserin's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

Adam Kay‘s writing style is the same as in his other book. The swearing, the same sass and wit. 

This book though doesn‘t describe his life during his time as a doctor but his struggle afterwards, with some important flashbacks. Some might not like it, but I did. Down to all the gory details (it‘s those details people liked in his other books so why not now?)

The way he describes his struggle with ED, PTSD and SA…when he finally breaks down at the GP‘s office! All with his typical Adam-humour. 

I loved this book and will recommend it to all my friends who loved the other books and the tv-show! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

booksandstarss's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Eating disorder

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Grief, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Classism, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

stephintoadventure's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Medical content

Moderate: Eating disorder and Grief

clbryan's review against another edition

funny sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Stalking, Rape, Sexual assault, and Medical content

jamsreads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Homophobia

eloiseug's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

The second installment of Adam Kay's life is absolutely as good as the first. Kay is witty, funny, and knows exactly how to tug on your heartstrings and throw in emotional curveballs.

Undoctored is a continuation of Kay's debut novel This is Going to Hurt, following his life after leaving medicine, interspersed with flashbacks to his time in his old career. Kay gives the reader true insights into his own mind and life which really give the feeling that you know this version of him. He's at times achingly relatable and at others completely unlikeable, but throughout the whole book feels entirely and completely human, fuck ups and all.

This book was an absolutely incredible read, and I'll be on Kay's next book, whatever it is, like a wolf on a panini.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, and Eating disorder