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

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

Written by:
Adam Kay
Narrated by:
Adam Kay

Unabridged Audiobook

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Book
187
Narrator
41
Release Date
September 2017
Duration
5 hours 47 minutes
Summary
The multi-million copy bestseller
Book of the Year at The National Book Awards

‘Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen Fry

Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and the hospital parking meter earns more than you.

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.

Sunday Times Number One Bestseller for over eight months and winner of a record FOUR National Book Awards: Book of the Year, Non-Fiction Book of the Year, New Writer of the Year and Zoe Ball Book Club Book of the Year.

This edition includes extra diary entries and a new afterword by the author.
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Lillybeth M.

Yup, it's all I expected with the weird, gory stories I hoped for. I'll give it another listen as it's pretty entertaining, but also gives insight into the life of a doctor and the unfairness of serving others while your own life and family goes neglected. :-(

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Christine D.

Hilarious in parts, written by a man with a passion for his patients and the NHS but the system let him down - too much pressure on all points and something/someone had to give. I thank hm for his insights into the NHS and the time he worked for it and us, I hope life is better now.

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Josie R.

Couldn’t recommend this book more - so good.

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Lyndsey L.

I absolutely loved this book. It was the perfect balance of sharp whit and humour, balanced with raw emotion. Adam narrating the book was invaluable. Made it all the more authentic for me. We hear about soldiers having PTSD, this book highlighted the traumas frontline health care workers deal with day to day and are supposed to be able to bounce back. A stark insight into the reality of working on the front line for the NHS. Eye opening and provided a great insight into the enormity of the NHS crisis we are in. I hope the powers that be read have read and take on board some excellent points raised at the end.

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Dinnu T.

Funny, powerful and touching truly encapsulates the beautiful, mundane moments of working as a junior doctor.

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Regine L.

Wonderfully entertaining, really enjoyed listening to Adam Kay share his experiences as a Doctor in the UK. He has a marvellous wit!

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Evelyn P.

Enjoyed it immensely. Funny and entertaining but shocking insight into the life of doctors.

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Tsubaki 9.

wonderful book. It made me laugh and cry and I couldn't put it down. I wish there was more.

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Minghua Y.

Beautifully written and narrated. A perfect blend of utter hilarity and sheer sombreness which evokes strong sympathy for and greater understanding of the trials and tribulations of being a doctor.

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Simon A.

great insight told with even greater humour

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Anonymous

Very Good

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Emma H.

Brilliant, hilarious, happy and sad. Truthful about the ultimate realities of being a health care worker, wrapped up in a joyful read (listen).

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Tracey W.

Loved it, thought provoking and funny

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