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Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright
2 reviews
katie0528's review
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Wright is at her best in a longer form. Each chapter documents various plagues throughout history and parallels them to modern society with dry wit, critique of their methods, yet also empathy for people doing the best they can with limited technology or knowledge while offering scathing rebukes for those who antagonize the situation. Though the book released before the COVID-19 pandemic, it is highly poignant and clarvoyant for what came in 2020.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Medical content
Moderate: Excrement, Misogyny, Classism, Colonisation, Addiction, and Blood
Minor: Antisemitism, Suicide, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Racism, and War
onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma and Medical content
Moderate: Abandonment, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia
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