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Overall it wasn't exactly my kind of thing but was definitely an easy read with good humour and some really interesting parts.

A lot of the medical terminology and explanations I wasn't particularly interested in but I did enjoy the focus on labour ward and working in obs and gynae reading it as a woman. It was also interesting to see a man specialising in that area. The end focused more on the realities of the nhs and the struggle of working as a doctor which I think was a good conclusion.

I think the fact that I was often questioning the truth of some of the incidents really shows the extreme conditions and experiences of doctors. There was a good mix between humour and sadness although some of the stories and jokes did seem to start repeating themselves a but towards the middle. I also liked how it was structured in the different positions he had had.

I read this so randomly because I just fancied the diary style. Considering I have no real interest in medicine or anything I actually quite enjoyed this. I had already watched the show and although they are not closely linked could see which cases made it to the program. It was definitely interesting to get an insight into the nhs and working in it.