As a trainee in Obs and Gynae, this is a book I strongly recommend for the medical students alongside the textbooks so as you know the world of Obs and Gynae more in depth, how colourful and exciting everyday is while you can see the most dramatic things of medical field at the same time!

Adam Kay’s well written rollercoaster of life experience’s within the walls of our NHS system

Very funny and interesting. The most engaging way to capture an insight to the life of a doctor.

gives perspective to those outside of the nhs. we definitely need more funding.

Read it in a few hours and glad I did. What a book!

Interesting and absorbing. I learnt a lot. Heartbreaking and powerful in equal measures.

Brilliantly written and something really quite different to everything else out there.

I loved the author’s sense of humor at the same time the book was an eye opener to learn what medical professionals go through. It completely changes one’s perspective about the profession.

This book made me laugh, cry and despair in equal measures…..and also made me feel eternally grateful for the wonderful human beings who work in medicine, doing their best for others, often in the worst of circumstances. Bless you all.

Definitely a book that everybody needs on their bookshelf!

The best book I have ever read

Hilarious read with the true realities of working in the NHS. All too true for many other medical professions also do

Adam tells it like it is and in as humanely funny a way as possible; non stop reading and a good companion too! x

All the reviews mention how hilarious and caustic this book is but none focus on the personal hell the author went through in order to bring it to us. No one should have to work this hard whilst delivering babies, arguably one of the most important branches of medicine. Criminal incompetence on the part of successive administrations has allowed this long hours culture to develop. Any minister responsible for the NHS should cap a junior doctor’s hours at 40 immediately. No arguments. On behalf of us all Thankyou Adam for your service…and a wonderful human story.

Horrendously accurate and relatable, as a doctor in the NHS myself, having worked as a neonatologist I have gleamed a new insight to my esteemed colleagues in obstetrics and gynaecology. The stories in this book, are downright hysterical, honest and powerful. I’m not surprised the positive reception and applauds it has received. Well done, Adam.

If you haven’t read this and think it might not be for you, you’re probably wrong!

Brilliant read (in one day as couldn’t put it down).

Incredibly funny anecdotes but also a truthful and previously hidden insight into a doctors life in the NHS

I laughed and I cried. The way he writes things with such short wit really made me laugh. The ending upset me a surprising amount, but I really enjoyed reading his story and was sad that he decided to leave the profession as he clearly was an excellent dr!

Thoroughly enjoyed sitting and reading this book. Gained extra insight to what it is like working in the front line of the NHS in a comedic way. Learning about the different stages a junior doctor goes through to progress in the career after graduating from medical school, and learnt about different types of procedures and about the famous GMC and what it truly is about

10/10 book definitely would recommend to anyone thinking about going into the medical field

Nice book

He has to tell someone’s daughter that a patient jizzed on her grandpa

Absolutely brilliant and heartbreaking in equal measure.

Great quick read. Although not sure I should have read a few days before an operation!!! 😂😂😂

Highly recommend this! Another world behind those hospital doors. Great sense of humour throughout.

Loved every sentence, laughed all the way through it, so gutted when I finished it. Brilliantly written and given me a perspective of the NHS i didn’t currently have. Amazing :)

Amazing good, gripping and a beautiful deep message about the NHS and politics

Comedy gold!

A must read, totally brilliant !

Absolutely brilliant read. deeply heartfelt, relateble . Those that don’t work within the nhs or the medical profession just do not understand the toll it can take . You give your absolute all and sometimes that’s just not enough Thankyou for sharing I wish you well .

Absolutely brilliant way of writing a book, loved the use of diary entries , making it a lot easier to read , didn’t once feel overwhelmed with pages an pages of lots of words. Emotionally? Wow - what a roller coaster, I laughed , I sighed , i agreed , I cried , i sympathised , I was shocked, specifically by the removal of a remote control, that was a personnal fave from the first book 🤣 . What can I say Adam , totally smashes both books , u have to read both books , it’s the law , for sure . I’m gutted I’ve read them to be honest but omg what an absolute eye opener an definitely given me a different outlook on life ... I now always ask my gp how they are an wish them a good day x huge thank you for a true description of our NHS an just what they go through on a daily . Thank you NHS , we will always be indebted to you an once again thank you Adam for 2 fantastically written books .

I wish u every success in your new journey xx

Just awesome

I’m not much of a reader but I was curious about this book. Most books I’ve read I’ve put down after 5 pages after getting bored but I just couldn’t give this book up. Every page drawing me closer to know how the story ended. Loved this book and has taught me a lot more about how vital the NHS is. Brilliant writing and stories!

Will have you in stitches

Loved this book so much roller coaster of

Emotions cannot recommend enough

Love this book! Read it a few times and I still laugh at the same parts.

Funny lighthearted read!

Really worth a read. Author has an way with words’. Couldn’t stop laughing. Bought all his books...funny man!

Everything about this was amazing. I laughed out loud, I googled phrases astonished, I was shocked, outraged, filled with joy and at times had to close my eyes due to graphic descriptions. But everything everyone says about this book is true... read it because is blooming brilliant.

Stark funny and moving. It is to be admired for not holding anything back. The notes are very interesting and informative. Shame that their location forces the reader either to memorise their content or going back and forth from page to page. The style of the narrative is very impressive.

The humour covers up the emotion as he shows he is a cold doctor! Very very good at his job. Eye opening to the life on the NHS front line

Great easy read!

Amazing book. Worth a read especially in these crazy Covid times.

Really enjoyed it, hilarious, and really emotional.

He’s a great character and glad he published this.

Defo needed.

Such an insightful book, the pressures the NHS have each day is really crazy. I have a new profound respect for what these doctors do for us, their impact in our lives, or mine will never go unnoticed. Great book, gruesome sometimes if you have a vivid imagination😂

Couldn’t stop laughing at each section. He has good sense of humour. Could easily understand his medical jargon and has a good flow.

Whilst I get this was a good theme. It’s not the greatest “read” of the year. It also reminds me, stick with women obstetricians. Love the NHS but not wowed by this.

Loved it. Hilarious. Couldn’t put it down!

I read a lot of books but never feel the need to leave a review...until now. This book was eye-opening, heartbreaking and hilarious all at the same time. A great view into the lives of NHS workers and their daily struggles and triumphs; something everyone should be aware of!

Funny and gripping couldn’t put it down. Absolutely amazing book couldn’t recommend enough

This book is full of sarcastic twinges of humour and yet also emphasises the heartbreaking reality of the NHS. It’s a fantastic, powerful, and brilliant book; I’ve already recommended it to my friends.

Adams witty and sometimes heartbreaking stories of his years spent in medicine are a must read. I couldn’t put it down and have developed a deeper respect that I already had for the NHS staff.

A fantastically written diary style book, full of humour, heartbreak and eye-opening content.

Read it in 24 hours, fantastically addictive. Funny (although dark at times), it’s a fascinating insight into the life of a Junior Doctor.