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A review by lucyjunee
Further Confessions of a GP by Benjamin Daniels
4.0
Dr. Daniels is back with his hysterical narrative, witty anecdotes and unique viewpoint to the world of medicine.
I read his previous book 'Confessions of a GP' earlier this year and absolutely fell in love with it. Yes, it had a few flaws, like Daniel's judgemental point of view, but in this instalment, that had been corrected and now he comes across as funny rather than rude.
I am aware some people see this book as a money grabbing technique, and don't consider it necessary and to some extent, I agree. We didn't NEED this edition, I would have been fine without having it exist, because I was satisfied from the first book. However, I really enjoy these books, they're fun for me to read, and an escape from the predictable, cliche books that I've been stuck reading lately.
Although I love YA, I really do enjoy taking a break from my usual genre and diving into non-fiction for a while, particularly works of Ben Daniels because I find his books to be heartwarming, captivating and hilarious. Medicine is something I am very passionate about, as an aspiring paediatrician, so reading these books always makes me bubble with excitement and enthusiasm, to think that one day, I will be doing what Dr. Daniels is doing. Saving lives.
But hey, I'm only 16. I have a long way to go yet!
Something I particularly enjoyed about this edition to the series was how Dr. Daniels used it as a platform to discuss more important subject matters and addressed something that is quite controversial. One topic sparked an opinion, and that topic was: 'Should we name and shame doctors who make mistakes?'
Daniel's had his say on the matter, and now I would like to say mine: As long as doctors are human, mistakes will be made. Just because they have the title of a doctor, doesn't make them superhuman, or magical, or perfect. They're ordinary people. Like you or me. And mistakes are part of being human. As doctors, they try to prevent them, but they cannot stop them. Yes, they may miss that tiny tumour on someone's liver, or dismiss that cough when it indicates lung cancer, or think that tummy-ache is nothing out of the ordinary. It's inevitable, mistakes will be made, it's what makes us human. Therefore we shouldn't shame doctors who make a mistake that they will regret for the rest of their lives.
What we should do is take the positive out of the matter. Because after those mistakes have been made, Doctors can double check those scans of the liver, pay more attention to the cough and run a few more tests to make sure that the tummy-ache is nothing serious. Mistakes are a huge part of learning, and is what makes them better doctors.
Finally, I really enjoyed this book because it was interesting for me, as a medical geek, the anecdotes were funny (although, some were not as funny as the previous book, but still good) and discussed the view on more important topics.
In conclusion, I truly enjoyed this book and look forward to reading other works in the 'Confessions' series!
Love Lucy x
I read his previous book 'Confessions of a GP' earlier this year and absolutely fell in love with it. Yes, it had a few flaws, like Daniel's judgemental point of view, but in this instalment, that had been corrected and now he comes across as funny rather than rude.
I am aware some people see this book as a money grabbing technique, and don't consider it necessary and to some extent, I agree. We didn't NEED this edition, I would have been fine without having it exist, because I was satisfied from the first book. However, I really enjoy these books, they're fun for me to read, and an escape from the predictable, cliche books that I've been stuck reading lately.
Although I love YA, I really do enjoy taking a break from my usual genre and diving into non-fiction for a while, particularly works of Ben Daniels because I find his books to be heartwarming, captivating and hilarious. Medicine is something I am very passionate about, as an aspiring paediatrician, so reading these books always makes me bubble with excitement and enthusiasm, to think that one day, I will be doing what Dr. Daniels is doing. Saving lives.
But hey, I'm only 16. I have a long way to go yet!
Something I particularly enjoyed about this edition to the series was how Dr. Daniels used it as a platform to discuss more important subject matters and addressed something that is quite controversial. One topic sparked an opinion, and that topic was: 'Should we name and shame doctors who make mistakes?'
Daniel's had his say on the matter, and now I would like to say mine: As long as doctors are human, mistakes will be made. Just because they have the title of a doctor, doesn't make them superhuman, or magical, or perfect. They're ordinary people. Like you or me. And mistakes are part of being human. As doctors, they try to prevent them, but they cannot stop them. Yes, they may miss that tiny tumour on someone's liver, or dismiss that cough when it indicates lung cancer, or think that tummy-ache is nothing out of the ordinary. It's inevitable, mistakes will be made, it's what makes us human. Therefore we shouldn't shame doctors who make a mistake that they will regret for the rest of their lives.
What we should do is take the positive out of the matter. Because after those mistakes have been made, Doctors can double check those scans of the liver, pay more attention to the cough and run a few more tests to make sure that the tummy-ache is nothing serious. Mistakes are a huge part of learning, and is what makes them better doctors.
Finally, I really enjoyed this book because it was interesting for me, as a medical geek, the anecdotes were funny (although, some were not as funny as the previous book, but still good) and discussed the view on more important topics.
In conclusion, I truly enjoyed this book and look forward to reading other works in the 'Confessions' series!
Love Lucy x