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Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright
4 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
shannonoldsanderson's review
informative
sad
medium-paced
2.0
Interesting topic but the author is so political. Tries to be tongue in cheek but instead is arrogant and belittling. When presenting such information it might do better to have a sense of reverence for those who have died or are suffering. She is also extremely pro big pharma and only briefly skims over the cutter incident while berating anyone hesitant to vaccination, which shows so much bias rather than actual understanding. I feel as if there are better books on the subject matter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Child death, and Vomit
skyeoak's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma
Moderate: Death and Sexism
Minor: Homophobia
bailee_c's review
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gore, Grief, and Medical content
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