‘The funniest book I've possibly ever read is a debut memoir by Kristy Chambers about her nursing experiences called Get Well Soon! (UQP). It is disgustingly, roaringly funny.’ author Benjamin Law
‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest meets Augusten Burroughs’ author Rebecca Sparrow
‘If David Sedaris had been an Australian nurse he probably would have written this.’ Catherine Deveney
‘An unsettling account of nursing that is devoid of dramatisation, characterised by cynicism, and delivered in the darkly comic style of Judith Lucy.’ Bookseller Publisher
Certain jobs need gallows humour for sheer protection.’ Sunday Age
‘It's an engaging book and highlights the sense of ridiculousness nurses need to maintain to stay sane.’ Courier Mail
‘An intriguing book. Light-hearted and insightful reading.’ Daily Telegraph
‘An entertaining, largely cynical, unglamorous, frequently repulsive ticket on the "hell ride and joy ride" of nursing.’ Sunday Mail
‘An exciting debut from a confident new voice.’ Who
‘Dark, humourous, honest and compassionate.’ Mary Ryan’s Good Book Guide
‘Told in a frank, matter-of-fact manner, these anecdotes highlight the darkly comic side of medicine.’ Cosmopolitan
‘Chambers' account of the (rare) highs and all-too-frequent lows of her undervalued profession is hilarious, razor-sharp, poignant – and fun, creative swearing and all. An exciting debut from a confident new voice.’ Who Weekly
‘Chambers is a natural comic, and while the humour is often dark or in-your-face, there are moments of poignancy.’ SMH and Saturday Age ‘Pick of the Week’
‘Get Well Soon! delivers clever moments of convulsive amusement and an insider's view of hospital life.’ Weekend Australian
‘Like most good memoirs, Get Well Soon will have you laughing and crying in equal measure … and sometimes both at the same time.’ Sunday Mail ‘Book of the Week’
‘A memoir filled with humour and distressing incidents … laugh-out-loud funny, raw, confronting and shocking.’ Good Reading
‘…Thigh-slappingly hilarious.’ Sydney Sun-Herald
‘Blunt [and] darkly humourous.’ Australian Women’s Health
‘A boldly honest journal of Kristy Chambers experiences as a nurse. I laughed, cringed, winced and laughed some more.’ Book’d Out Blog