The book is set out in diary entries, providing snapshots from different points in Kay’s career, and we can see the overarching themes of exhaustion and frustration he experienced throughout. He describes life in the hospital corridors, relationships between staff members, and navigating bureaucracy. He recounts his experiences in superb, vivid detail and brings the reader into his world as he works long hours under tremendous pressure.
The book begins with Adam explaining how he came to be writing these diaries before diving into his experiences as a junior doctor. There is really only one main character in this book, and that is Adam himself. This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay was first published in September 2017 by Picador and is 304 pages long.īased on the author’s diaries, the book explores the often gruelling life of a junior doctor in the National Health Service (NHS), providing insight into the daily struggles, frustrations and joys that go hand in hand with this profession.
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