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Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between by Joseph Osmundson
christinelangill's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, and Death
Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol
melitrophium's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
breadandmushrooms's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
cryptic_casp's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
This book was good and I enjoyed it but probably won’t pick it up again. The essays had good material but were disordered and repetitive. There were definitely parts of the book I loved, the author was well read and I picked up a lot of names to read, as well as an insight into queer history and viruses. All in all I’m glad I read the book but just as much glad to have finished it.
mmnasc's review against another edition
4.0
is it perfect? no, i sure felt more moved by parts of it than others. but it is incredible to finally see scientists intertwine their knowledge and professional life with politics and their own societal concerns. we are not automatons and we should stop feeding this notion that we are divorced from having a personal life, political beliefs, struggles.
moodzie's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
loved the voice,, could’ve benefited from more focus on actual virus than life imo,, any point where the author’s passion and adoration of viruses was incredible and made my heart sing
sweeneysays's review against another edition
3.0
december nf book club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcR4BTnPudA