This is Going to Hurt
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- Author：Adam Kay
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Summary
Scribbled in secret after endless days， sleepless nights and missed weekends， Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line。 Hilarious， horrifying and heartbreaking， this diary is everything you wanted to know - and more than a few things you didn't - about life on and off the hospital ward。
This edition includes extra diary entries and a new afterword by the author。
This edition includes extra diary entries and a new afterword by the author。
Reviews
Anne Fox
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Loved this book。 Honest， unrelenting， funny and an homage to the NHS。
Mariam Tall
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This is Going to Hurt - Adam KayGenre: Non-Fiction Rating: 5/5Synopsis: This book follows Adam Kay through his diary entries of patient encounters through his time working as a junior doctor and subsequent roles within the NHS。 Review/What I Thought: I would firstly like to say thank you to Em for gifting this to me。 This was an incredible read and I encourage others to pick up this book also。 This is quite a harrowing book providing an insight most people don’t have - working as a doctor （mainl This is Going to Hurt - Adam KayGenre: Non-Fiction Rating: 5/5Synopsis: This book follows Adam Kay through his diary entries of patient encounters through his time working as a junior doctor and subsequent roles within the NHS。 Review/What I Thought: I would firstly like to say thank you to Em for gifting this to me。 This was an incredible read and I encourage others to pick up this book also。 This is quite a harrowing book providing an insight most people don’t have - working as a doctor （mainly） for the NHS。 We are aware that working as a doctor is a difficult job， but it’s quite rare we get to read about it in this way and gain somewhat of an understanding。 I admit I haven’t read many non-fiction books and it is a goal of mine to read more books like this。 I really reflect on how I should be grateful for what I have when I get the opportunity to read a memoir。 This is a book that will stick by me through my life。 I really admire the writing of this book。 The humour made it easy to stay engaged and I didn’t find myself getting bored whilst reading this。 I even finished this book in an afternoon （a productive day off work if you ask me）。 The humour didn’t take away from the underlying messages of this book either。 Borrow or Buy？ BuyWould I Recommend？ Yes， if you haven’t read it， please do Would I Re-read？ Yes！TW: There are several trigger warnings in this book， please search them before reading。 。。。more
Charlie Rey
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Love this funny， honest and unbelievable true story。 Will put you off giving birth。
Abuelgasim Mohamed
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This book was absolutely hilarious and gave me lots of laughs with its unexpected dark humor。The sad thing is me being a medical student in a third world country it painted a whole new picture on what healthcare is like in a supposedly developed system and I total agree with how doctors especially at early stages are treated and pressured by governing bodies and having the choice of saving a life or having one and its almost never the latter。The only thing I despised was that to me he pushed it This book was absolutely hilarious and gave me lots of laughs with its unexpected dark humor。The sad thing is me being a medical student in a third world country it painted a whole new picture on what healthcare is like in a supposedly developed system and I total agree with how doctors especially at early stages are treated and pressured by governing bodies and having the choice of saving a life or having one and its almost never the latter。The only thing I despised was that to me he pushed it a bit too far sometimes with derogation。 。。。more
miles
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finally read some non fiction this year lol
Hanifah
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Some hilarious recounts of the unfortunately very bleak situation within the NHS。 Read it in one sitting and it had me choking with laughter and almost moved to tears at the lives of junior doctors。 The work they do is honestly superhuman。
Jamie Horan
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Wonderfully simple book but very enjoyable to read。 Funny at times， tragic at others。 Gives a great insight into life as a doctor。
Kate
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Oh AdamI could sense there would not be a happy ending to this - he left for a reason right。But how terribly sad for the couple and their family and for him and the rest of the staff。 It makes me furious what the government have done to the NHS and what they plan to do with it in the future and what the country has tolerated them doing to it - FURIOUS。 Apart from the terrible sadness of the last chapter， this book made me laugh out loud more than any book ever has。 I don't give 5 star ratings li Oh AdamI could sense there would not be a happy ending to this - he left for a reason right。But how terribly sad for the couple and their family and for him and the rest of the staff。 It makes me furious what the government have done to the NHS and what they plan to do with it in the future and what the country has tolerated them doing to it - FURIOUS。 Apart from the terrible sadness of the last chapter， this book made me laugh out loud more than any book ever has。 I don't give 5 star ratings lightly。 A brilliant book。 It's given me a better understanding of doctors and hospitals。 I'll try and think more kindly of my GP and acknowledge that the system is failing them as well as me - just like the system failed Adam。Now I can start watching the TV serial！ 。。。more
Donna Fielder
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Utterly fabulous I laughed， I cried and pretty much every other emotion joined me whilst reading this book。 A fabulous insight into life at the NHS。 Whilst funny is also heartbreaking that the medical system we all love is so horrifically managed。 This is a must read。
Mandy
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Our Bookclub choice for February and definitely not a book I would choose to read。 I have no interest in medicine and rarely watch medical dramas or documentaries。 I’m also quite squeamish so skipped some bits。 I did find the black humour quite entertaining and laughed out load a few times。 An interesting insight into the grittier side of training to be a doctor & I absolutely support his argument regarding the ridiculous hours put in & the dedication of staff。 Interesting that he specialised in Our Bookclub choice for February and definitely not a book I would choose to read。 I have no interest in medicine and rarely watch medical dramas or documentaries。 I’m also quite squeamish so skipped some bits。 I did find the black humour quite entertaining and laughed out load a few times。 An interesting insight into the grittier side of training to be a doctor & I absolutely support his argument regarding the ridiculous hours put in & the dedication of staff。 Interesting that he specialised in gynaecology as this made the story more engaging for me but also brought back some unpleasant memories （2 emergency caesareans！） which I really don’t need to revisit。 Book has just been turned into tv series which I will not be watching - just not for me。 My regard for NHS workers remains high even as my “I’d rather not know“ attitude remains strong。 。。。more
Lynn Dang
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Much respect for all frontline healthworkers in perennially underfunded and underresourced systems。 I read this book after watching the BBC series with Ben Whishaw。 Same as series， it's outstanding， devastating and funny。 I'm also glad I did not read this when I was pregnant with my kids！ Much respect for all frontline healthworkers in perennially underfunded and underresourced systems。 I read this book after watching the BBC series with Ben Whishaw。 Same as series， it's outstanding， devastating and funny。 I'm also glad I did not read this when I was pregnant with my kids！ 。。。more
Krista Greer
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This book made me laugh and cry out loud。 I absolutely loved it。 Kay does a great job at illustrating the experience of working in healthcare。
mia :）
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reread （not read since it first came out lmao） for the series 💪💪💪💪
شيماء طارق
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الحقيقة هو أي ترجمة لمحمد الضبع بعتبر الكتاب عظيم من قبل ما أبدأ فيه، كل مرة الضبع بيخليني اخرج من اختياراته مبتهجة، مرتاحة،وسعيدة، لكن المرة دي وزي ما هو ظاهر من عنوان الكتاب، خرجت بالألم فعلا。الكتاب بإختصار هو يوميات طبيب، وبعدين بيتخصص نسا وتوليد، وملاحظة إني في الفترة الأخيرة بعد شغلي مع الأطفال اللي بيحصلهم اصابات دائمة نتيجة حوادث الولادة بدأت مشاعر غضب طفيف من ناحيتهم، يقلله شعوري بالإيمان إن دا قضاء وقدر، بس يوميات الدكتور آدم هديتني شوية، وعرفتني إنك عمرك ماتقدر تتأكد إيه اللي ممكن يحصل الحقيقة هو أي ترجمة لمحمد الضبع بعتبر الكتاب عظيم من قبل ما أبدأ فيه، كل مرة الضبع بيخليني اخرج من اختياراته مبتهجة، مرتاحة،وسعيدة، لكن المرة دي وزي ما هو ظاهر من عنوان الكتاب، خرجت بالألم فعلا。الكتاب بإختصار هو يوميات طبيب، وبعدين بيتخصص نسا وتوليد، وملاحظة إني في الفترة الأخيرة بعد شغلي مع الأطفال اللي بيحصلهم اصابات دائمة نتيجة حوادث الولادة بدأت مشاعر غضب طفيف من ناحيتهم، يقلله شعوري بالإيمان إن دا قضاء وقدر، بس يوميات الدكتور آدم هديتني شوية، وعرفتني إنك عمرك ماتقدر تتأكد إيه اللي ممكن يحصل في غرفة الولادة。الدكتور عنده خفة ظل ضحكتني كتير في حكاياته، والأهم بقي إنك هتطلع بحاجة مهمة جدا جدا : "الدكاترة في بريطانيا متبهدلين نفس بهدلة دكاترة مصر بالظبط"والله الكاتب لو شغال في القصر العيني، ولا أي استقبال في مستشفى مصرية، مش هيبقي شكوتنا متشابهة ومشتركة بالطريقة دي。。 معرفش دي حاجة تفرح إننا مش لوحدنا، ولا تزعل إن الأطباء في العالم كله متبهدلين، وأقل مرتبات وأعلى تعب وساعات عمل。هو مانصحش به أي طبيب مبتدأ الحقيقة، ولا طبيب كبير، علشان لو كلنا مشينا وراء آدم الشغلانة هتختفي، والكوادر آخر حاجة هيختاروها هي مهنة الطب。 。。。more
evie;♡⋆。ೃ࿔*
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an incredibly good book， really really recommend reading。 so funny and really eye opening， put me even more off having children BUT a good reminder that the tories are selfish bastards and to appreciate healthcare workers and the nhs while we still have it <3
Katrien
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Dit is een boek dat me heeft doen lachen， een traan heeft doen wegpinken， me stukjes heeft doen voorlezen en me boos/wanhopig gemaakt over de behandeling van het NHS personeel （een mens kan maar hopen dat het er hier beter aan toe gaat maar artikels over spoed， nog pre-corona tijd， doen me anders vermoeden）。Gezondheidszorg is zo belangrijk: letterlijk leven en dood， en daarom ook belangrijk dat het bereikbaar/beschikbaar is voor iedereen。 Gezien de kost voor de samenleving is er dus ook altijd e Dit is een boek dat me heeft doen lachen， een traan heeft doen wegpinken， me stukjes heeft doen voorlezen en me boos/wanhopig gemaakt over de behandeling van het NHS personeel （een mens kan maar hopen dat het er hier beter aan toe gaat maar artikels over spoed， nog pre-corona tijd， doen me anders vermoeden）。Gezondheidszorg is zo belangrijk: letterlijk leven en dood， en daarom ook belangrijk dat het bereikbaar/beschikbaar is voor iedereen。 Gezien de kost voor de samenleving is er dus ook altijd een neiging tot bezuinigen， maar het doet wel serieuze vragen rijzen。 Hoe gezond is het om dokters lange shiften te laten draaien en hun persoonlijk leven zo te hypothekeren？ On een side note: nog meer content dat mijn kinderen vlot ter wereld zijn gekomen。 Amai nog niet 。。。more
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Sharon
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DNFed this book halfway through。 Really had high hopes with all the positive reviews but I didn’t find it funny at all and was bored throughout。
Janet
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Absolutely incredible book。 I laughed out loud， broke into tears & cringed at regular intervals。 One of the best books I've read in ages。 Absolutely incredible book。 I laughed out loud， broke into tears & cringed at regular intervals。 One of the best books I've read in ages。 。。。more
Niamh Chavasse
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Fantastic book， dont know why I've put it off for so long！ Rolled my eyes when people told me it was funny but it was actually hilarious so if not for anything else I'd read it for that。 Really gained an insight into the life of doctors working in the NHS （minus points for making me regret my decision to study medicine though lol） Fantastic book， dont know why I've put it off for so long！ Rolled my eyes when people told me it was funny but it was actually hilarious so if not for anything else I'd read it for that。 Really gained an insight into the life of doctors working in the NHS （minus points for making me regret my decision to study medicine though lol） 。。。more
Marlena Hajduk
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3。5 Książka porusza bardzo ważne tematy， jest bezprecedensowa ale， niestety， to wszystko。 Jest po prostu zbiorem zapisków stażysty， a później rezydenta i niestety， mimo ciekawych medycznych przypadków， po pewnym czasie staje się nudna。 Motyw w kółko jest ten sam - praca， brak czasu， frustracja i zabawny komentarz pod koniec zapisu z danego dnia。 Była w porządku ale spodziewałam się czegoś lepszego。 3，5 gwiazdki za wartość merytoryczną。
Joe
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I don't think I've ever read a non-fiction book as quickly as I did this one。 It was beautifully written， with the perfect blend of humour， fascinating information about a rarely talked about area of science， and some incredibly heartfelt moments。I think I echo what a lot of people feel regarding this book; it is a must read in the very literal sense。 It is enlightening to understand what the NHS staff go through， and has given me a completely new perspective - this is the kind of book that remi I don't think I've ever read a non-fiction book as quickly as I did this one。 It was beautifully written， with the perfect blend of humour， fascinating information about a rarely talked about area of science， and some incredibly heartfelt moments。I think I echo what a lot of people feel regarding this book; it is a must read in the very literal sense。 It is enlightening to understand what the NHS staff go through， and has given me a completely new perspective - this is the kind of book that reminds you why you love to read 。。。more
Elisa
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Medical drama is kinda my catnip so I was predisposed to liking this。 I listened to it as an audiobook and getting a first-person account of things narrated by the author made the listening experience even more immediate and somehow intimate。 I'd love to say this book was funny because it was in many places except as soon as you finish laughing you realise it's not fiction and there's nothing to laugh about。 I mean， this was written pre-pandemic and pre-Brexit so I suppose things got NHS staff h Medical drama is kinda my catnip so I was predisposed to liking this。 I listened to it as an audiobook and getting a first-person account of things narrated by the author made the listening experience even more immediate and somehow intimate。 I'd love to say this book was funny because it was in many places except as soon as you finish laughing you realise it's not fiction and there's nothing to laugh about。 I mean， this was written pre-pandemic and pre-Brexit so I suppose things got NHS staff have only got worse in the meantime。 。。。more
Seldina
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Good read， humorous and give an insight in details of the job
Anna
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An absolutely fantastic book。 Genuinely。 Three parts hilarious and two parts harrowing。 I've read this before， pre-Goodreads， and was inspired to re-read it by the BBC series that's just started， which I'm two episodes into and which is genuinely causing mild depressive fits every night。 Everyone should read this。 Everyone who has ever experienced the NHS。 Anyone who dared to vote Conservative at the last election， knowing what they were doing。If you want something similar， maybe take a look at An absolutely fantastic book。 Genuinely。 Three parts hilarious and two parts harrowing。 I've read this before， pre-Goodreads， and was inspired to re-read it by the BBC series that's just started， which I'm two episodes into and which is genuinely causing mild depressive fits every night。 Everyone should read this。 Everyone who has ever experienced the NHS。 Anyone who dared to vote Conservative at the last election， knowing what they were doing。If you want something similar， maybe take a look at When Breath Becomes Air。 Just as upsetting， maybe a little less funny。 。。。more
Blueming
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❤️
Adam
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Your book gets me to laugh out loud in the middle of my lunch break in front of a bunch of my colleagues？ You get an immediate recommend from me。 Simple as。I call this book the ‘inverted Thursday Murder Club’， in that it is a book that everyone in England owns a copy of， but this one is actually good。 It eventually transcends beyond being excellent black comedy into something vital - an important， and highly political， plea for healthcare workers smuggled in at the end of a book that is otherwis Your book gets me to laugh out loud in the middle of my lunch break in front of a bunch of my colleagues？ You get an immediate recommend from me。 Simple as。I call this book the ‘inverted Thursday Murder Club’， in that it is a book that everyone in England owns a copy of， but this one is actually good。 It eventually transcends beyond being excellent black comedy into something vital - an important， and highly political， plea for healthcare workers smuggled in at the end of a book that is otherwise primed and ready for gift-giving。 If nothing else， it made two train journeys pass by in a second。 Worth the hype。 。。。more
Amy
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I believe this is my favourite book of all time。 Written with humour and heart， to show the true reality of a junior doctor's world。 #SaveTheNHS I believe this is my favourite book of all time。 Written with humour and heart， to show the true reality of a junior doctor's world。 #SaveTheNHS 。。。more
John Tuck
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A throughly good read。 It was funny but sad。 People who do nothing but complain about the Nhs should read it。
Alaa Harb
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" لقدُ كُنتُ شخصاً أكثرَ لُطفاً قبل عملي في هذه الوظيفة " كانت هذه كلمات الدكتور آدم كاي 。。 في الصفحات الآخيرة من الكتاب 。。 و التي تعكسُ الحُزن و المرار الذي ترّسبت في روحه على مدار اثني عشر عاماً قضاها بين تدريبٍ و عمل في المستشفيات ، وصلت لحدودٍ عجِزَ عن تحمّلِها 。في هذا الكتاب يعكس و يصّور الدكتور آدم وضع القطاع الطبي في بريطانيا ، الصعوبات و الضغوطات التي يواجها العاملين في ذلك القطاع بأسلوب سلس مرح قريب للقلب و مُحزن 。امتلك الدكتور آدم الشجاعة الكافية لاعتزال مهنة الطب تحمّلَ خلال سنوات حيا " لقدُ كُنتُ شخصاً أكثرَ لُطفاً قبل عملي في هذه الوظيفة " كانت هذه كلمات الدكتور آدم كاي 。。 في الصفحات الآخيرة من الكتاب 。。 و التي تعكسُ الحُزن و المرار الذي ترّسبت في روحه على مدار اثني عشر عاماً قضاها بين تدريبٍ و عمل في المستشفيات ، وصلت لحدودٍ عجِزَ عن تحمّلِها 。في هذا الكتاب يعكس و يصّور الدكتور آدم وضع القطاع الطبي في بريطانيا ، الصعوبات و الضغوطات التي يواجها العاملين في ذلك القطاع بأسلوب سلس مرح قريب للقلب و مُحزن 。امتلك الدكتور آدم الشجاعة الكافية لاعتزال مهنة الطب تحمّلَ خلال سنوات حياته المهنية الضغوطات و ساعات العمل المرهقة الطويلة إلا أنّهُ لم يستطع ان تُستنزف روحهُ منه ، و كان ذلك قراراً صائباً 。 و لم يكتفِ بذلك بل قام بتأليف هذا الكتاب مناشداً في الخاتمة وزير الصحة - وزارة الصحة البريطانية للإطلاع على طبيعة عمل الأطباء و حجم التضحيات التي يتوجب عليهم القيام بها 。 。。。more
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