A Fly on the Ward

by Michael K. Chapman

A collection of humorous hospital stories and events as witnessed by a frequently incarcerated patient and told from a patient's point of view while secured and gagged in a hospital bed. Stories and tales from a lifetime of hospital admissions, showing that hospital life as a patient is not all doom and gloom.

Genres: Medical

263 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 30, 2012

Reviews

[Stephen · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a truly awful book. I bought it as it was going cheap on the Kindle store and I thought it would be a valuable insight into the workings of a modern hospital. Working in hospital myself, I was fascinated at how patients view the place and how they interact with the medical staff.

I lasted the first 1/3 of the book and gave up. The book is tedious to the absolute extreme: why the author thinks we care about who visits who in hospital is beyond me. I was expecting insight: not a bloody run through of the different types of hospital visitors. How can an editor/publisher accept that drivel? It wouldn't be so bad if the author could write well but he can't. Just seems like he has picked a topic and noted down his quite inane musings.

One further point from this book: the author came across frequently to me as a dirty old man. He constantly talks about wanting young, pretty nurses to insert suppositories or how he craves physical contact with the younger nurses. Honest? Yes. Creepy? You betcha.

Do yourself a favour, avoid this snoozefest... I have forced myself to finish books I have not enjoyed in the past (The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown springs to mind) but an AK47 held to my temple could not have persuaded me to carry on with this. Mind-sappingly, soul destroyingly boring.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good short read, ideal for dipping into. Very accurate descriptions of what goes on in a hospital ward from the point of view of those lying in the beds

[Nav · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was light-hearted and funny, a good read!:)

[Gail · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wordy

This is a very uninteresting book. What the author could have said in one or two short sentences takes the author fifty very boring ones. Needless to say I don't recommend this book.

[lorraine michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good insight


Funny insight on to ward life took me back to when I started care work well worth reading lol .

[margaret stewart · Rating 2 out of 5]

Entertainment

This is a poor book,not funny.a bit boring.I read it to the end and that was the best thing about this book.

[Julie Haigh · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am sorry to say this but I was relieved to finish this book. I don't like giving bad reviews but this was not good at all. I certainly did not laugh out loud, I didn't really laugh at all. The author thought his stories were funny though. Many of his tales were followed by an exclamation mark and that was probably the indication that there was a funny remark in there somewhere. I did stick with the book, I really did try to like it but it continued in the same manner. The authors tone annoyed me- especially how he kept making sexist remarks about the nurses many times.

[Ney oh the thrill of it FN · Rating 2 out of 5]

An OK read

As someone who has worked in hospitals but has never had to be a patient, I was interested to see things from this point of view. However, I was left feeling disappointed and a little uncomfortable with some of the descriptions of the "young nurses." There were a couple of stories that gave me a little giggle, but overall, this book wasn't for me. Light reading sure, but I feel there is a specific audience this would cater to that enjoys crude humour and vague descriptions. Wouldn't read again.

[Mike (chip)chaman · Rating 5 out of 5]

A roaringly funny insight into the life of a hospital patient.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious

Had me laughing a lot. If you have ever stayed in hospital you will totally be able to relate to some of these tales

[laraine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laugh out !oud

Well worth the rating couldn't put book down hilariously funny definitely one of my top ten reads so far and all so relatable