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The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story by Christie Watson
8 reviews
leahslivres's review against another edition
5.0
I could not put this book down - it reads almost like a story and is full of fast-paced drama alongside heart-warming recollections of patients. Kindness oozes from Watson's writing and you can really feel the love she had for her profession along with the care she gave to her patients. A bittersweet book which helps you better understand one of the most underestimated and underapreciated professions.
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
rainbowwitchling's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicide, and Medical trauma
bubblyfemme's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent
minib's review against another edition
3.75
I didn’t like the author’s blunt use of some descriptive language but I realise the words are widely used and most will not notice. I have strict personal views on the use of words.
Christie’s knowledge is detailed and deep. The book will be eye opening to a wide range of readers who aren’t super sensitive like me.
I wouldn’t recommend the book to anyone who like me is hyper sensitive and nervous. It really has heightened my fears of hospitals. I like to read at night but this give me nightmares.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Dementia, and Medical trauma
ffionjohnson's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
This is a memoir about PICU nurse Christie Watson’s career. There are some really moving parts; I cried at one section. I was reading it thinking You can tell this person is not an author by trade, so was surprised to learn that this is the third (I believe) book that Watson has published, the first two being novels. The writing is not advanced, it is simple. The content is of course not simple at all, as the book is littered with technical medical terms that I did not initially understand, which I found very interesting. It was nice to feel that I was learning in both a factual way and an empathetic way. I admire nurses; I think they are brilliant. True heroes.melplays9000's review against another edition
3.0
Overall I found this book interesting but not revolutionary. I probably won’t think about it often but I had a good time while I was there. 3 stars.
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
feebee's review against another edition
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Medical content, and Grief
sarahlizzie's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Pedophilia