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Undoctored
- The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients
- Narrated by: Adam Kay, Reverend Richard Coles
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
This Is Going to Hurt was the publishing phenomenon of the century, read by many millions, loved by at least fifty of them, and adapted into a major TV series. But it was only part of the story.
By turns hilarious, heartbreaking and humbling, Undoctored is about what happens when a doctor hangs up his scrubs, but medicine refuses to let go of him.
It's about an extraordinary medical school education.
It's about opening old wounds and examining the present-day scars.
It's about hospital admissions and personal ones.
It's about blowing up your life and stitching it back together.
It's about being a doctor and being a patient.
It's about 300 pages long.
Undoctored is Adam Kay's funniest and most moving book yet—an astonishing portrait of a life in and out of medicine, from one of Britain's finest storytellers.
This unabridged audio download, narrated by the author, features extra diary entries recorded in audio for the first time, and an audiobook exclusive interview with bestselling author and broadcaster The Reverend Richard Coles.
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- Miss Jaime L. Roberts
- 28-09-22
Funny, insightful and poignant
Another fab book from Kay. Really fascinating listen full of wit, insight and heartbreak.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-10-22
Simply brilliant
Thank you Adam for such a beautiful book. It made me smile for many reasons, and it was encouraging hearing you open up about you struggles and traumas. I am so thankful for you sharing your stories x
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- Stuart
- 14-10-22
Realistic
Unlike the other books by Kay, this account goes far more in depth into Adam's life before and after leaving medicine. Funny, in many places, and poignant, he discusses the reality of working in medicine; the loneliness, the need for perfection, the often inherent and generationally ingrained lack of support for struggling young doctors. Important for anyone who wants to know the real burden that doctors (all medical staff) are carrying. It genuinely makes you pleased that he's in a happier place in his life.
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- JAW.
- 25-01-23
brilliant
loved the book, listened on audible, thoroughly enjoyed it. Adam read the book brilliant 🙂
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- Leigh H
- 16-12-22
Wonderful and informative and very, very funny
Adam Kay unpacks the truth of the medical profession and parts of his life with warmth, insight and wit. I hope the powers that be in the NHS can humble themselves for a moment and take on board Kay’s extremely wise words, as he speaks for the many. Kay is a wonderful writer who pushes apart the black and the white and deconstructs the grey areas in which we live our lives. In this unstable world full of fake news and false ‘facts’, Adam Kay is someone we can trust.
Thank you for your books. I hope you keep writing.
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- MrPiccolouk
- 09-01-23
Brutally honest. But True.
Adam tells you how it is. It's not nice to hear because we do expect our clinicians to be machines and or made of granite. However medicine and the public's perception of it needs to change if we have any hope of saving the NHS. Adam is the reluctant vanguard of this change - I hope the Royal colleges are listening... ps I've worked in the NHS for 33 years , and yes it is currently on a "life support machine".
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- Ysatisa
- 21-12-22
Honest and shocking
The book is more of an autobiography the the previous ones with fewer jokes but this only makes the honesty within it hit home a little harder. I hope it achieves the same level of public consciousness as the previous books as these stories need to be heard because so many people with similar experiences need to know they are not alone.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-04-23
Brilliant
I expected nothing less from Adam Kay. Read his previous book and this one is humbling .. well done.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-11-23
Loved it
After This is going to hurt, I enjoyed this book as it gave me more insight into life after doctor and Adams life in general! Thought the bad reviews were a bit short sighted - it’s interesting and funny
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- Sam Crosby
- 04-10-22
wow
first and foremost this is one of the most honest books that Adam Kay has done. I dread to think of all the stuff he didn't put in this book and what other fellow junior doctors are going through on a day-to-day basis let alone through the pandemic. to anyone that thinks that this book isn't worth a listen to number one your stupid. 2 to it is a book that is worth reading / listening because you can hear especially audio version of this book, how much pain and trauma that even though Adam himself by the time this book come without he does then he hasn't practised medicine for nearly 12 years. but how it affects him even to this day day.and especially the bit at the end when he's with the reverend, it might just be me but I could hear his voice breaking and hear that pain and I hope it's not tortured by especially that dream earlier on in the book. and especially loved the book where he's trying to change medical heads minds that there doctors and nurses anyone in that profession they're not robots they are human beings with feelings and limits. that's even though the hospitals a GPS anywhere medical profession needs to take more more notice of the staff, health and well-being. I've read or listened to all of Adam books and I'm still shocked at how much more horrors they are in the NHS that need to be addressed. why cannot it be seen why the back of the problems in the country. where they aren't the problems it's the problems with the powers that be that believe that there are robots and we can work them to death do this do that. I don't know I don't know if you read this comment but but I think you are very brave to advocate all the medical profession and that you are still fighting to change everything standard healthcare for staff as well as their own mental problems to be addressed not to shove it under the carpet. I applaud you on this. add encourage anyone to read this book or listen because it is a real eye opener keep on writing Adam like the reverend said you're still leaving stuff out, and I can't wait to hear or listen to them.
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