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More Blood, More Sweat And Another Cup Of Tea (2010)

by Tom Reynolds(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0007334877 (ISBN13: 9780007334872)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Friday Books

series

Blood, Sweat and Tea

review 1: Quite an enjoyable read. Do note that the book is a collection of blog post-length chapters/sections that are lately unrelated. I've read the website for years but didn't feel like I was re-reading the same content, possibly these stories were unpublished or before my time subscribing the site.I found it interesting to see how a job totally unrelated to mine worked in a country totally unrelated to the one which I live. Would be fascinated to see what an Australian Paramedic would write about. Overall an enjoyable before bed book, short sections meant I was less likely to stop in the middle of a chapter or stay up much later than planned to finish a long chapter.
review 2: Having originally followed the authors, now defunct, blog for some years I was aware of h... moreis other literary endeavours but had long forgotten to pick up a copy until a recent recommendation. The book, a follow up to Blood, Sweat and Tea, is a collection of blog entries by Tom Reynolds charting his time as an EMT with London Ambulance Service. The former nurse holds no punches as he details the highs and lows of his time on the ambulance, in a job that can see him bringing a new life into the world at the start of a shift and seeing another leave this world at the end.Tom’s stories are often humorous, in a clear simple style you would expect of someone who works in the East End of London. However, you also experience a whole kaleidoscope emotions as the author shares details of his exposure to physical and verbal abuse, the critically ill, drug users and alcoholics who have become regular users of the service. If gore isn’t your thing don’t be put off, the book is far from graphic yet clearly describes each situation in layman’s terms whilst allowing the medical professional to share the experience in equal measure. As some of the stories are about those who are often deep within their darkest moments, perhaps to say it was an enjoyable read isn’t appropriate but that said it is a thoroughly good book and I would recommend it to anyone looking for something a little different to read, has an interest in medical matters, fly on the wall documentaries or sociology students as on a subconscious level I’m sure More Blood, More Sweat and Another cup of Tea charts the beginnings of societies downward spiral. Alas Tom’s blog, that this book is based, is no longer active and he no longer works for the Ambulance Service having returned to nursing. less

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