Playing Doctor; Part Three: Chief Resident: Fumbling Towards Medical Practice
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- Author：John Lawrence
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Connie
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John Lawrence takes the reader through his required number of days in each area of medicine and the events he experiences。 Some are funny; some are aggravating for him; and some are quite enlightening and educational for the reader。As I did not read the first two Parts of this series， it’s difficult for me to truly compare them all and give a true review。 Therefore， I can say that I found many of these vignettes to be clever， humorous， and informative。The “Viagra Blue Crayon” is a funny little s John Lawrence takes the reader through his required number of days in each area of medicine and the events he experiences。 Some are funny; some are aggravating for him; and some are quite enlightening and educational for the reader。As I did not read the first two Parts of this series， it’s difficult for me to truly compare them all and give a true review。 Therefore， I can say that I found many of these vignettes to be clever， humorous， and informative。The “Viagra Blue Crayon” is a funny little story as is the “Door Handle Technique。” Don’t miss reading these for sure。It is amazing how little consideration some patients have for their doctor’s time and patience。 So， next time you visit your doctor， keep this in mind and get right to the real reason for your visit。 Oh， and don’t give him/her a call at 3 a。m。 to say you can’t have a bowel movement。 Good grief！All in all， I enjoyed this book and wish the good doctor the best of luck in his triple career of caring for his patients as he writes screenplays and pursuing acting。 Thank you for the entertainment。Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more
Marion Jones
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Since this is part three of a series， I felt it was necessary to go back and read the first two parts to have a better frame of reference。 I thoroughly enjoy reading medical thrillers and stories。 However， this book does not necessarily fall under that genre to me which in this case was not a bad thing。 It was interesting to have a look into John’s mind as he worked his way through school and his residency。 The flashbacks were appreciated since I read the prior books， and it brought everything t Since this is part three of a series， I felt it was necessary to go back and read the first two parts to have a better frame of reference。 I thoroughly enjoy reading medical thrillers and stories。 However， this book does not necessarily fall under that genre to me which in this case was not a bad thing。 It was interesting to have a look into John’s mind as he worked his way through school and his residency。 The flashbacks were appreciated since I read the prior books， and it brought everything together。 There were some funny moments involving John personally， but some of the stories of the patients were hilarious。 One part that I found interesting was the lengths that people will go to obtain pain medication。 Addiction is real。 However， because of this， it makes it harder for those who do suffer chronic pain。 All in all it was a good read， and I hope there will be more in the series。 Thank you to NetGalley， the author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book。 。。。more
Angie Bridget
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I was definitely very excited when I saw this book was coming out。 After hearing all about John's experiences in the first two years of residency， I couldn't wait to find out how things ended off in his final year！ If you haven't read the first two books， I highly recommend reading them in order， even though John does a wonderful job catching readers up on things they might have missed or forgotten from the tales earlier in the series。 It is definitely possible to read them out of order （I did） I was definitely very excited when I saw this book was coming out。 After hearing all about John's experiences in the first two years of residency， I couldn't wait to find out how things ended off in his final year！ If you haven't read the first two books， I highly recommend reading them in order， even though John does a wonderful job catching readers up on things they might have missed or forgotten from the tales earlier in the series。 It is definitely possible to read them out of order （I did） but I think reading them in order would have been a nice way to enjoy the journey the way he did; over the course of 7 years and 3 books！ Similar to the first two books， this book is divided into months or rotations。 Each chapter covers a different medical theme， usually related to a section of medicine， for example: obstetrics， family practice or emergency medicine。 I love this set up because it is both theme based and also chronological。 It is easy to navigate and feels like you are following the calendar year along with him。 Also like the first two books， John uses his sense of humour and his strong teaching skills to write in a way that is both entertaining and informative。 You will learn lots about the ins and outs of medicine （and what you do that drives your doctors crazy） while also hearing about the craziest situations and the silliest outcomes。 He makes a connection with his readers and reminds them that even some of the most brilliant minds in medicine have no clue what is going on sometimes （though they might not admit it）。 This book was slightly more repetitive than the other two， mainly because it is the conclusion of the story and he reflects on the journey as a whole。 Even with a bit more repetition， I still really enjoyed it and am glad I got to finish off the series。 I would highly recommend this book and the entire 3-part series to anyone who enjoys memoirs and medical stories。 John is a hilarious writer who does not take himself too seriously and shares his experiences in a way that is down to earth， self-deprecating， and easy to understand。 I'm so glad I got the chance to read this third book and would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read and review it！ 。。。more
Kade Gulluscio
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everytime I review a medical read， I talk about how much I love reading medical stories。 I supposed that's why I read so many of these types of books， ahah。 Playing Doctor is book 3 in John's medical career/journey。 In this specific book， we follow John through his chief residency。 We hear some interesting patient stories and learn more about his personal life。 If I"m being honest， the personal life stories aren't very interesting for me in any medical books。 i feel like that sounds a little har everytime I review a medical read， I talk about how much I love reading medical stories。 I supposed that's why I read so many of these types of books， ahah。 Playing Doctor is book 3 in John's medical career/journey。 In this specific book， we follow John through his chief residency。 We hear some interesting patient stories and learn more about his personal life。 If I"m being honest， the personal life stories aren't very interesting for me in any medical books。 i feel like that sounds a little harsh， but I'm mostly reading this genre of books for the patient and medical stories。With all of that said， the book was just。。 okay for me。 If it had more stories about his patient interactions， i likely would have rated it higher。 That's just me and my opinions I suppose。 。。。more
sinag
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3/5 stars！I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。This book is funny at times and I loved reading the different situations and shenanigans Dr。 Lawrence experienced as a chief and senior resident。 But， there are things in here that made me uncomfortable though， specifically how he described some of the women in here。 In Exhibit A， he described an 18-year old as very sexy and I know 18 is a legal age for m 3/5 stars！I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。This book is funny at times and I loved reading the different situations and shenanigans Dr。 Lawrence experienced as a chief and senior resident。 But， there are things in here that made me uncomfortable though， specifically how he described some of the women in here。 In Exhibit A， he described an 18-year old as very sexy and I know 18 is a legal age for most countries including the US， but it just icks me reading a perspective of an older man describing a recently-just-turned-adult woman （actually， it's worse because in that same sentence he also called her a girl which pertains to a much younger person， and he still described her as "very sexy"？） about her sexiness or how sexy she is。 And the reason why this icks me out is because this is not the first time he looked/described a woman with how sexy she is in his perspective （and obviously because how young girls/young adults are being sexualized in this day and age）。 Exhibit B， though it is not stated directly， implied how he initially assumed his co-worker was "sexy" and then concluding afterwards that she is not what he expected and it just gives me very weird vibes。 Add it to the fact that he is in a professional setting and these women are his patient and his co-worker。 As a woman， it's very uncomfortable to read and I know not everyone will have the same feelings as I had with the direct quotes I included in this review from the book and I understand that， but I am just being honest and saying that those parts affected my enjoyment while reading the book。Exhibit A:"The next morning in clinic， having not slept in quite a long time and feeling extremely slaphappy， I met my most interesting patient of the day by far， and was willing to bet my tightest skivvies that nobody else had a similar conversation that day。 She was a very genial eighteen-year-old， very sexy， Mormon girl with her CTR ring in place （“ Choose the Right，” a sign of right-wing Christian conservatism）。" - Chapter 16Exhibit B:"But we dredged several from the streets， which should have been warning enough， and one night I had the absolute cultural joy of working with a new Russian female resident。 I was shocked to discover she bore absolutely no resemblance whatsoever to the sexy Russian spy in the James Bond film， The Spy Who Loved Me。" - Chapter 16Overall， I think the idea of this book is good。 We were able to have a peek at a life of a resident， specifically a chief resident， and see their humanity。 They may be perceived as superheroes with their healing， but they are also humans who get tired and have a fucked up sleep schedule and has a lot of things to juggle alongside making sure that they are there for their patients。 This book just made me feel more compassion towards our healthcare professionals and makes me understand them more。 Another thing is that， this book made me think about whether I would want to pursue medicine and I thank Dr。 Lawrence for showing us both the fun and not-fun part of a practicing doctor。 The first half of this book was fun and then chapter 16 happened。 Nonetheless， if the premise and my review of this intrigues you or interesting for you， and if my thoughts regarding the exhibits I included in this review doesn't deter you or did not affect your desire to read this book， then I recommend this book to you。 。。。more
Steve
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I enjoyed this book。 The pacing is very good and once I started the book， I found it difficult to put down。 I enjoyed the use of sarcasm as it provided more insight into Dr。 Lawrence’s personality， but I didn’t find this book as humorous as the previous one， with the later book providing no laugh-out-loud moments （disclosure: I received an advance reader copy of the previous book） Nonetheless， this latest book is an enjoyable read and is well worthwhile。 Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial I enjoyed this book。 The pacing is very good and once I started the book， I found it difficult to put down。 I enjoyed the use of sarcasm as it provided more insight into Dr。 Lawrence’s personality， but I didn’t find this book as humorous as the previous one， with the later book providing no laugh-out-loud moments （disclosure: I received an advance reader copy of the previous book） Nonetheless， this latest book is an enjoyable read and is well worthwhile。 Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for the advance reader copy。 。。。more
Julie Haigh
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Excellent， really enjoyed it， his best yet！I’ve read this author’s previous two ‘doc memoirs’ and really enjoyed them， so couldn’t wait to get cracking on this。 Book 3 concerns his final year of residency training。This contains so many adventures and diverse cases as he goes through the various rotations: Obstetrics， Urology， Emergency Room， Outpatient Paediatrics， Newborn Nursery， Cardiology， and Ear， Nose and Throat。Often tongue in cheek， humorous， but not always; there’s also some serious stu Excellent， really enjoyed it， his best yet！I’ve read this author’s previous two ‘doc memoirs’ and really enjoyed them， so couldn’t wait to get cracking on this。 Book 3 concerns his final year of residency training。This contains so many adventures and diverse cases as he goes through the various rotations: Obstetrics， Urology， Emergency Room， Outpatient Paediatrics， Newborn Nursery， Cardiology， and Ear， Nose and Throat。Often tongue in cheek， humorous， but not always; there’s also some serious stuff in here e。g。 the ER chapter; some dramas in there， and he rightly doesn't make light when lives are in the balance。Lots of different cases and scenarios to other doctor memoirs I've read。 It was fresh， fun， informative; yet never insensitive， not silly， no uncomfortable bits。Is this his best book？ Does it deserve 5 stars this time？ Yes， definitely。 。。。more
Grace
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Another good and solid instalment of DR John！ Nice and simple with good themed chapters！ Good links back to the first one which job your memory！ Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read this！
Kelly Long
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review。This is the 3rd book in the series by John Lawrence。 I e enjoyed all 3 as he has a great sense of humor and does t hold back with his honesty about his struggles。 Some of the stories were really funny， some sad。 But most of the book is humorous。 If you like medical memoirs， I recommend this series。
Amanda
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