The Night Interns
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- Author：Austin Duffy
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Summary
Intravenous lines， catheters， bodies in distress， wounds: three young surgical interns working the night shift must care for - and keep alive - the influx of patients， while frightened and uncertain about what the night will throw at them。
The Night Interns beautifully conjures the alien space of the hospital wards and corridors through the viewpoint of one of the interns， as he comes to terms with the bodily reality of the patients and the bizarre instruments of healing。 Equally unsettling for the inexperienced junior staff are the dysfunctional hierarchies of the hospital workplace。 Under intense pressure and with very little sleep， the interns become inured to their encounters with sickness， all the while searching for the meaning in their work。
By turns moving， shocking， and darkly funny， The Night Interns fizzes with nervous energy， forensic insight and moral tension， as it evokes life and death on the frontline。
The Night Interns beautifully conjures the alien space of the hospital wards and corridors through the viewpoint of one of the interns， as he comes to terms with the bodily reality of the patients and the bizarre instruments of healing。 Equally unsettling for the inexperienced junior staff are the dysfunctional hierarchies of the hospital workplace。 Under intense pressure and with very little sleep， the interns become inured to their encounters with sickness， all the while searching for the meaning in their work。
By turns moving， shocking， and darkly funny， The Night Interns fizzes with nervous energy， forensic insight and moral tension， as it evokes life and death on the frontline。
Reviews
Iphigenia
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When I was in college， aspiring law school students were advised to read Scott Turow's "One L" to get a feel for what it was going to be like and decide if they could "hack it"。 In the same vein， aspiring med school students should read "The Night Interns" to gird themselves for the worst they will be facing in their future career。 The unnamed narrator and two other surgical interns struggle through the night shift at a hospital， with skeletal supervision and little contact with the outside worl When I was in college， aspiring law school students were advised to read Scott Turow's "One L" to get a feel for what it was going to be like and decide if they could "hack it"。 In the same vein， aspiring med school students should read "The Night Interns" to gird themselves for the worst they will be facing in their future career。 The unnamed narrator and two other surgical interns struggle through the night shift at a hospital， with skeletal supervision and little contact with the outside world。 The reader is thrown right into this world， and I felt sickly the whole time， like I was living in this flourescent-lighted world of uncertainty and exhaustion。 。。。more
Ru
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This was a really immersive read， made especially so by the stylistic aporoach taken my the author。 The narrative， delivered by the unnamed， ungendered， and generally unspecified narrator， unravels a tale in which potential major plot drama is hinted at but generally skirts by instead。 The repetition， the overwhelming sense of tiredness， the constant underlying anxiety are all so heavily imbeded in the narration， and are stronger still by the lack if chapters。 Time is both ever-present and unkno This was a really immersive read， made especially so by the stylistic aporoach taken my the author。 The narrative， delivered by the unnamed， ungendered， and generally unspecified narrator， unravels a tale in which potential major plot drama is hinted at but generally skirts by instead。 The repetition， the overwhelming sense of tiredness， the constant underlying anxiety are all so heavily imbeded in the narration， and are stronger still by the lack if chapters。 Time is both ever-present and unknowable， with the reader forced to choose to grab the brief breaks from reading as the interns do from their tasks， rather than at fixed points。I found myself frequently on edge and exhausted reading it， worried for a pivotal crack or shock that didn't ever quite come to pass。 Not for the narrator at least， the traumas of the patients passing by without major impact。 I'm not sure this will be for everyone， but as a haunting， sleep-deprived and immersive glimpse into the world of medical interns， it worked very well for me。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC 。。。more
Tom Mooney
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4。5Who the hell would want to be a doctor， huh？ Nobody after reading this， that's for sure。Austin Duffy presents a few weeks of night shifts for three young surgical interns with a kind of clear-eyed realism that is far more captivating than it has any right to be。We follow these young doctors， at least one of which has little idea what they're doing and even less confidence， as they try to keep a hospital's worth of patients alive long enough for the day shift to arrive。 That's it。 That's the w 4。5Who the hell would want to be a doctor， huh？ Nobody after reading this， that's for sure。Austin Duffy presents a few weeks of night shifts for three young surgical interns with a kind of clear-eyed realism that is far more captivating than it has any right to be。We follow these young doctors， at least one of which has little idea what they're doing and even less confidence， as they try to keep a hospital's worth of patients alive long enough for the day shift to arrive。 That's it。 That's the whole book。 And I could barely tear myself away， such were the nightly dramas - small and large - that provide the building tension of this marvellous novel。I took away several things from the experience。 1） Don't encourage my kids into medicine。 2） Lots of doctors are pricks and I can see why。 3） Most importantly， Austin Duffy is a very fine writer。 。。。more
G
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I really enjoyed this one。 I especially loved how the book managed to be both funny and quietly heartbreaking; the writing style was excellent， too -- I liked that we were thrown right in， with no exposition or explanation， or rather， the author gave things time to explain themselves （personally， I think there's nothing worse than having stuff shoved down your throat）。 Also， he has a true gift of saying things without spelling them out， i。e。 the whole Lynda situation， or the narrator's feelings I really enjoyed this one。 I especially loved how the book managed to be both funny and quietly heartbreaking; the writing style was excellent， too -- I liked that we were thrown right in， with no exposition or explanation， or rather， the author gave things time to explain themselves （personally， I think there's nothing worse than having stuff shoved down your throat）。 Also， he has a true gift of saying things without spelling them out， i。e。 the whole Lynda situation， or the narrator's feelings about Arnie and what happened to him。I truly got the feeling of the night hospital as a world in itself， with its empty hallways and strange wards ruled over by faceless yet opinionated nurses; a world where it's forever dark outside， the surrounding city is as far away as the moon （and feels just as real）， and everyone is asleep except for the nurses and a handful of unlucky souls， and of course the three lonely， tired， overworked interns tasked with overseeing it all and trying to stave off various impending （real or perceived） catastrophes while struggling with feelings of responsibility as well as inexperience and self-doubt。My only complaint is that it wasn't longer; I would have liked to spend more time with our nameless （I think？） narrator。Also， I'm glad I never considered a career in medicine。My sincere thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read an ARC in exchange for an unbiased review。 。。。more
Louise
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Not one you want to read before going into hospital。Three night interns， who are for most part struggling with what they don't know， and how best to treat patients。A good look at the pressures on the medics who can have everything thrown at them。Interesting， but I felt it a bit flat。 Not one you want to read before going into hospital。Three night interns， who are for most part struggling with what they don't know， and how best to treat patients。A good look at the pressures on the medics who can have everything thrown at them。Interesting， but I felt it a bit flat。 。。。more
Emma book blogger Fitzgerald
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The Night interns feels like it could be more of memoir but I liked it。 The story about three interns that work nights and you see the pressure that they have to come with the demand of the job and the people in charge of them。 I read this in two days， it’s quite short book。 There was no chapters but I liked how the author did this。 I found interesting to see what the interns where going though。 I read it all the way through and I liked the author writing style。Thank you NetGalley for letting me The Night interns feels like it could be more of memoir but I liked it。 The story about three interns that work nights and you see the pressure that they have to come with the demand of the job and the people in charge of them。 I read this in two days， it’s quite short book。 There was no chapters but I liked how the author did this。 I found interesting to see what the interns where going though。 I read it all the way through and I liked the author writing style。Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this book。 。。。more
Emma book blogger Fitzgerald
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The Night interns feels like it could be more of memoir but I liked it。 The story about three interns that work nights and you see the pressure that they have to come with the demand of the job and the people in charge of them。 I read this in two days， it’s quite short book。 There was no chapters but I liked how the author did this。 I found interesting to see what the interns where going though。 I read it all the way through and I liked the author writing style。Thank you NetGalley for letting me The Night interns feels like it could be more of memoir but I liked it。 The story about three interns that work nights and you see the pressure that they have to come with the demand of the job and the people in charge of them。 I read this in two days， it’s quite short book。 There was no chapters but I liked how the author did this。 I found interesting to see what the interns where going though。 I read it all the way through and I liked the author writing style。Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this book。 。。。more
Aria Harlow
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I thought the content of this book was interesting and I enjoyed the premise， however the writing style wasn't for me I just couldn't gel with it at all and almost made me give up altogether。 I thought the content of this book was interesting and I enjoyed the premise， however the writing style wasn't for me I just couldn't gel with it at all and almost made me give up altogether。 。。。more
chantalsbookstuff
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Thank you Netgalley and Granta Publications for the ARC。What an interesting look into the lives of three night interns。 Very entertaining seeing what they have to put up with working in a hospital and all the drama that goes with it。 I did not like Lynda or Stuart at all。 One was backstabbing and self righteous and the other a coward， but it all made for a very interesting read。 I found this book hard to read。 There aren't any chapters and it felt you couldn't really catch a breath。 I did enjoy Thank you Netgalley and Granta Publications for the ARC。What an interesting look into the lives of three night interns。 Very entertaining seeing what they have to put up with working in a hospital and all the drama that goes with it。 I did not like Lynda or Stuart at all。 One was backstabbing and self righteous and the other a coward， but it all made for a very interesting read。 I found this book hard to read。 There aren't any chapters and it felt you couldn't really catch a breath。 I did enjoy the story and the idea around it very much！ 。。。more
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