Confessions of a Male
Nurse follows in the footsteps of books like Confessions of a GP and Life
and Death on the Streets to chronicle the real-life experiences of a male
nurse while he worked in both the UK
and New Zealand .
The book is split into short chapters dealing with one patient or one setting,
and this makes the book very easy and quick to read. Perfect if you don’t want
to be tied to reading a book for several days; it’s also easy to put down and
pick up again without having to go back over parts of the story.
Whilst I enjoyed reading Confessions
of a Male Nurse, it wasn’t as humorous as I would have liked it to be,
especially considering it’s marketed as “frequently hilarious”. There were some
points when I had a little smile but nothing caused me to laugh out loud. There
was also a lack of deep, emotional stories; at no point did I feel that the
nurse was particularly affected by what he had seen on an emotional level. He
did show frustration at the state of the NHS and some of the situations he was
put in but if you are looking for a tell-all on the state of the National
Health Service this isn’t the book for you.
Overall Confessions of
a Male Nurse was an enjoyable quick read. I would recommend it if you like
similar books in this genre or fancy something light to read but if you are
looking for real humour or an expose, you are going to be left wanting.
Confessions of a Male
Nurse can be purchased from Amazon UK for
£2.99 or from Barnes & Noble for $4.99.
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