very funny and yet also very sad. We follow the second year for John as a resident in his various departments. We see how easy it is for a life of an unborn baby to be lost as well as how actually getting a few hours off in a week makes the week seem like a good one. The pressure doctors are under as they train is horrendous and John Lawrence makes the job seem mostly worthwhile whilst also making us laugh and groan as the reality sets in. The fight to do a good job is all clear - the highlight is obviously Winston the dog. The highlight is always a dog!!

I loved this book. Many of the anecdotes are humorous and a couple are laugh-out-loud funny. The pacing is great and once I started the book, I couldn’t put it down. The book is a great stand-alone, as I hadn’t read the first book of the series, but I don’t feel that I lost any enjoyment of the second book because of it. I loved the use of sarcasm and humor, not because it was funny, but because I found it an excellent way of better understanding Dr. Lawrence. I also found the book highly informative. Indeed, based on the book, I would trust Dr. Lawrence with my life and would love to have coffee or beer with him. I look forward to reading about more of Dr. Lawrence’s adventures. Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for the advance reader copy.

Playing Doctor: Part Two: Residency is a medical memoir full of laugh-out-loud tales, born from chaotic, disjointed, and frightening nights on hospital wards during John Lawrence’s medical training and time as a junior doctor.

This is an easy, fun, laugh out loud - Adam Kay style book. As a nurse, I resonated well with the stories and laughed out loud. I sympathise with the author in some of his stories. Overall, a good, pleasant and easy read.

This is a first for me by the author and one I enjoyed and would read more of their work. The book cover is eye-catching and appealing and would spark my interest if in a bookshop. Thank you very much to the author, publisher and Netgalley for this ARC.

3.5/5.

A fun, uncomplicated memoir of the doctor's memories of residency. I didn't read his first book, but don't think it should impact much on this story.
Amidst the funny stories are also stories that make one pause to consider.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this book

I couldn't get into this book - it may have been because it was American, so different to English medicine. I may read some of the others in the series that deal with different medical departments.

If you think that doctors are all about blood, guts, and gore, you would quickly find that you were wrong after reading this book. Maintaining their sanity after unruly patients and difficult to work with nurses and staff is only part of the problem. This is a wonderful, yet sometimes funny read.

John Lawrence continues documenting his journey to becoming a doctor in "Residency: Blundering along with imposter syndrome." After his first part (which I also read) discussed his time in medical school, this tracks his first two of three years that he needs to complete his family practice residency. The bulk is about his first year- the internship, where baby doctors are thrown to the wolves and have a very steep learning curve. Even though his residency is considered less intense than many, it is still a struggle (the lack of money, sleep, time, etc). He discusses his time across many rotations such a high risk obstetrics, rural health, surgery, pediatrics, and radiology among others. One gets a good idea of what is required to get through residency. What strikes me about his particular experiences is he does not seem to really want to be a doctor. He comes from a liberal arts background before going to medical school and has a passion to write and act. He states multiple times throughout this book he planned to just finish his internship and then drop out. It just does not make sense to me, and also appears to engage in some pretty hazardous activities (which is a common thread across both books). It is still informational to read, but I cannot quite figure out what his passion is, as when he talks about his patients and healthcare, he does not seem to be all that happy and caring. Part 3 about being the chief resident will be the next volume.

Thank you to NetGalley for this advance reader copy in exchange for honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.
I enjoyed Medical School, which was part one so I was excited to continue with part two. The author's sense of humor and self deprecating humor make this a fun book to read. He really tells the Residency experience well, as he did in Medical School. It's amazing what these doctors in training have to go through and a wonder that so many people accomplish the whole process without giving up entirely.
I'm looking forward to Part Three!

Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced copy!

I had read Playing Doctor Part 1 and was excited to get an early copy of part 2. I love John's perspective and his honesty as he describes his experiences during residency. It is so interesting to learn about the different rotations, especially the hours and how they are treated. I don't know how these doctors survive on so little sleep! I love that John shares the highs and lows and how he got by during the difficult months. The variety of what they learn seems so overwhelming. I appreciate that he puts in the personal stories, from the difficult OB cases to the comatose patients in the ICU. Family practice touches so many patient populations. Can't wait for the next installment!

I blitzed through this book over the weekend as I just could not get enough. Light and witty I enjoyed every second. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Another very good read-looking forward to the next in the series.

I've read the author's first book in the series. Starting this and glancing through the chapter titles, it looked like a great read, with plenty of variety-he's going to be working in lots of different medical specialties eg Obstetrics, Opthalmology, Family Practice, General Surgery, Radiology, Rural Medicine etc.

This follows on from Book 1, where he's just graduated from medical school. Now he's qualified, he needs to get the experiences as a doctor, through residency. This book covers that; residency in a variety of medical fields.

This was a very good, easy read, and I finished it in just a couple of days. Witty, poking a bit of fun at himself, a nice style. Good comedy- without being overdone or rude.

Glad to see there are more books to come, and I will be reading them.