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More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea Manufacturer: HarperCollins UK List price: $12.95 35 new & used available from $7.47. |
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Tom Reynolds is an ambulance worker. On any given day he can be attacked by strangers, sworn at by motorists, puked on, covered in blood, and other much more unpleasant substances. He could help to deliver a baby in the morning and witness the last moments of a dying man in the afternoon. He deals with road accidents, knife attacks, domestic violence, drug overdoses, neglect, and suffering. Tom blogs about his experiences at the end of each shift. His Random Acts of Reality website has a huge following with more than 30,000 visitors every day. Here, Tom charts the past two years of his life as an ambulance worker. He is tired, he is frustrated, and he is more pissed off than ever but he still manages to capture the more moving, heartwarming, and inspirational moments alongside the chaos. |
More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea
Customer Reviews / More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea
| I don't completely understand why there are so many 2 and 3 star reviews. I really enjoyed the short stories and sarcastic remarks. Maybe it just requires a certain type of humor. Also, I found the short stories to be more convenient. I could easily put it down at a moment's notice and not feel as though I had missed much. I liked it, but I can understand it wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea. It's not formerly written or over dramatized. Half the time the author is looking for a worthwhile reason to work on an ambulance. And there aren't many accounts where the patient actually requires the emergency service. So, yes, he does rant quite a bit, but, taken through his perspective, it's easy to understand why. This read gave me a whole new respect for paramedics. |
| I thought it would be interesting to read about how the British version of EMS operated, but I obviously didn't understand the difference between a book and a blog. I was expecting something along the lines of James Herriot's lovely works, and was sadly disappointed in this. There was no attempt to make a coherent whole out of this repetative string of episodes, and little done to make them anything more than a series of pedestrian reports of activities performed. Maybe I didn't "get" the author's sense of humor. Maybe he didn't have one. My impression was that he hated his work, hated the system, and hated most of the people he was called to assist. Not conducive to enjoyment of reading - or enjoyment of work, for that matter. Maybe he should get a different job, and I should definitely read a different book.
Not recommended for anyone except masochists. |
| This journal type book is not well written, and not satisfying. It was a kindle freebie and was worth that. Sadly the author hasn't fleshed out any incidents, hasn't provided a theme, or any depth.
I am appalled that it got through the editors. or were there any editors? |
| I love to read stories that actually happened. Blood, Sweat, and Tea: Real-Life Adventures in an Inner-City Ambulance The memories of a British Ambulance Driver. Stories are true and some are quite whimsical. |
| I loved reading about EMS on the other side of the ocean. I Could relate to quite a bit of what the author goes through. |
More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea
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