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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry
2 reviews
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Warning: Reading this after the COVID-19 pandemic brought up some less than pleasant feelings. Please be aware.
This is a fascinatin book about the 1918 Influenza pandemic. Dark and unrelenting, the author doesn't dumb the science down for the reader/listener. The story starts way back before 1918 to paint a full picture of how medical practice operated during the pandemic. It also weaves WWI and the politics of the time into the story seamlessly.
The book ends with talk of when the next pandemic will hit and how bad it will likely be. Incredibly sobering and slightly awkward to listen to after being infected with and living through the COVID-19 pandemic. This was an absolutely memorable read for sure.
Through conversation with family, I learned that an ancestor of mine was married to someone who died of the 1918 Flu. To think that my ancestor lived through the horror of a virus that showed such ferocity and gore is sobering. A wonderful read to help one connect with the lives their ancestors lived. 15/10.
This is a fascinatin book about the 1918 Influenza pandemic. Dark and unrelenting, the author doesn't dumb the science down for the reader/listener. The story starts way back before 1918 to paint a full picture of how medical practice operated during the pandemic. It also weaves WWI and the politics of the time into the story seamlessly.
The book ends with talk of when the next pandemic will hit and how bad it will likely be. Incredibly sobering and slightly awkward to listen to after being infected with and living through the COVID-19 pandemic. This was an absolutely memorable read for sure.
Through conversation with family, I learned that an ancestor of mine was married to someone who died of the 1918 Flu. To think that my ancestor lived through the horror of a virus that showed such ferocity and gore is sobering. A wonderful read to help one connect with the lives their ancestors lived. 15/10.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical content, War, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Gore, Blood, War
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail