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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
rosemaryandrue's review against another edition
dark
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
4.0
Jennifer Wright takes us on a tour of various plagues that wreaked destruction across the world during their time, and introduces the many heroes who fought them and tried to help people.
I've always been fascinated by infectious disease, and indeed my dream is to be in public health policy making laws regarding vaccination and disease management. As such, I've heard a lot of the stories recounted within this book, but the author does it in such an engaging and humorous way that I found myself interested throughout.
I've always been fascinated by infectious disease, and indeed my dream is to be in public health policy making laws regarding vaccination and disease management. As such, I've heard a lot of the stories recounted within this book, but the author does it in such an engaging and humorous way that I found myself interested throughout.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Injury/Injury detail
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