This Is Going to Hurt
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This Is Going to Hurt

by Adam Kay

2017•Biography•276 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarycomedyfresh & originalrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, contained biography, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

As soon as Adam Kay set foot on a hospital ward for the first time, he realized there's quite a lot they don't teach you at medical school ... His diaries from the NHS front line - scribbled in secret after long nights, endless days and missed weekends - are hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking by turns.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryComedyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentary

Subjects

Physician and patientDiariesAnecdotesGreat britain, biographyInternship and ResidencyPhysician-Patient RelationsKay, adamMedicine, great britain

Details

Author
Adam Kay
Published
2017
Pages
276
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