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Tuberkulose: Die stille Pandemie by John Green

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A quick but thorough dive into tuberculosis. I learned a lot about the history and, regrettably, about the continued prevalence of TB. 

The writing is concise but still evokes heart wrenching stories, particularly of Henry. 

While the discourse about pharmaceuticals (J&J, specifically) is unsurprising, it’s frustrating nonetheless. 

I think this book would be appropriate for high schoolers, perhaps in their biology or history classes. 

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Informative and full of hope, Everything is Tuberculosis proves its titular claim. 

I’ve been a consumer of vlog routers videos for over a decade, and in that time I have seen John Green’s obsession with tuberculosis from infancy to publication. Reading Henry’s story in one place, and the many other tuberculosis stories alongside his, reminded me of how happy and hopeful I felt when John posted that Henry had recovered. 


Change is possible, and change is coming. Hopefully within my lifetime the book title can be changed to Everything *Was* Tuberculosis.

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Informative and very human journey through the history of tuberculosis and the people who have lived and died through this awful disease. 
A tad repetitive but a great book. 

Fuck pharmaceutical corps into the fucking sun.

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WE MUST ALSO BE THE CURE!!!

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Absolutely wept while reading The Fault in Our Stars and this one while non-fiction may get you going too! Heart felt and thoroughly researched, I appreciated John Green using his “megaphone” to give voice to stories that go untold, overlooked, disregarded. The fact that TB still kills over a million people a year when we have drugs that can cure it is criminal. Green lays out why, a lot of which is history, but most of which is the legacy of colonialism, late-stage capitalism, and racism. I liked how he wove Henry’s story in Sierra Leone throughout the chapters on the history, science, economics, and politics of TB. He rightfully made it all a question of justice. I didn’t hire follow how he organized the chapters - loosely chronological - but he repeated himself in places, coming back to the same statements and ideas. So it could have been a little tighter. I also feel like he could have told a few other stories more in depth in other countries to show it’s not just Sierra Leone, it’s elsewhere too. I can understand why he kept it shorter to reach more audiences. Would highly recommend. 

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