Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

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

4 reviews

namitree's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

Watched the drama series adaptation last year and wanted to read the original material. Very informative on obgyn procedures and complications, the gruelling schedule of NHS junior doctors, and the government's callous campaign against said doctors. However, the unwarranted misogyny and fatphobia (among the MANY other disparaging remarks) was really off-putting and just unnecessarily cruel especially since these women were going through some of the most challenging and painful experiences of their lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Blood, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual content, and Child death

Moderate: Drug use and Domestic abuse

Minor: Xenophobia and Islamophobia

6emptynotebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Blood, Gore, Infertility, Body horror, Child death, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Racism, and Fatphobia

Minor: Islamophobia

portapages's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

lovely, hilarious, heartbreaking book. made me bust out laughing more than once, and also really made me feel for people working on the frontlines. healthcare systems all over the world need to do better, for the sakes of both the staff and patients.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia, Cancer, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Body shaming, and Islamophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

theteaisaddictive's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

3.5

As a current student nurse, it’s interesting to get insight into how other members of the multi-disciplinary team work and operate - and how they see us! Equally interesting to see the author’s  professional development as he went from FY1 to reg, and the reason why he left the NHS. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Islamophobia