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“Any room for one more?’ I said. ‘Sorry old boy, this is a one-man trench.’ I dived in head first as fresh shells landed. ‘Well now it’s a bloody two-man trench.’ I tell you! They are willing to let you die rather than move over! The shelling stopped. I got out and returned to duty – more shells – I found a small depression in the lee of some rocks. ‘Where are you,’ shouted a voice. ‘I’m in a depression,’ I said. ‘Aren’t we all,’ was the reply.”
― 'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?': A Confrontation in the Desert
― 'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?': A Confrontation in the Desert
“Is it because with the future unknown, the present traumatic, that we find the past so secure?”
― 'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?': A Confrontation in the Desert
― 'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?': A Confrontation in the Desert
“For me, the true miracle of childbirth is that smart, rational people with jobs and the ability to vote look at these half-melted fleshy blobs, their heads misshapen from being squeezed through a pelvis, covered in five types of horrendous gunk, looking like they’ve spent a good two hours rolling around on top of a deep-pan pizza, and honestly believe they look beautiful.”
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“Labour ward is literally four things: caesareans, forceps, ventouse and sewing up the mess you’ve made.”
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
“For me, the true miracle of childbirth is that smart, rational people with jobs and the ability to vote look at these half-melted fleshy blobs, their heads misshapen from being squeezed through a pelvis, covered in five types of horrendous gunk, looking like they’ve spent a good two hours rolling around on top of a deep-pan pizza, and honestly believe they look beautiful. It’s Darwinism in action, an irrational love for your progeny. The same hardwired desire to keep the species going that sees them come back to labour ward for round two, eighteen months after the irreparable destruction of their perineum.”
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
Kieran’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kieran’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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35 friends
403 books
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3 books
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34 friends
462 books
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296 books
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42 friends
1,539 books
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50 friends
35 books
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3 friends
238 books
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41 friends
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