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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
A 3.5. Did not enjoy as much as other Michael Lewis books, but it was still educational (and maddening) and engrossing.
Not the best book to listen to as an audiobook, as there were several places I wanted to flip back and re-read a passage.
Not the best book to listen to as an audiobook, as there were several places I wanted to flip back and re-read a passage.
This was a fascinating read, but I am confused as to why the author did not mention how the 6 Bay Area counties and Berkeley shut down on 3/16/20. He mentions Santa Clara County as being the first. It seems odd to leave out the what the local Public Health officers did before the State of California shut down especially in a book that focuses so much on the important of them.
He is from the Bay Area, if I’m not mistaken. The BioHun is in the Bay Area. It seems like a glaring oversight which is why I only gave this 4 stars.
He is from the Bay Area, if I’m not mistaken. The BioHun is in the Bay Area. It seems like a glaring oversight which is why I only gave this 4 stars.
Some interesting bits, but on the whole I found this pretty full. Felt like I was reading a 300 page book that could have been a newspaper article..
This book was basically a post-mortem for the government’s and CDC’s abysmal pandemic response in the early days. It was incredible to read about the brilliant people out there and inspiring to see how much they care. It was infuriating to learn about the systems that held them back - be it for fear or optics or incompetence.
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Another great book from Michael Lewis! It explains why the USA was hit so hard by the pandemic. Also is a warning about how easy it is to put following procedure before doing what's right.
This is like the Big Short, but about the pandemic. The heroes are people you won’t have heard of, but they worked bravely and tirelessly behind the scenes in the face of bureaucracy and political stupidity. Lewis knows how to tell a story; i think i would read anything he put out.
Carter Mecher and Charity Dean are the heroes here and CDC is the main villain. This book felt like it was written for a movie. But it did highlight how even advanced countries (like US) were clueless and spineless when it came to handling this pandemic (they still are fumbling with the vaccine drive). This is definitely not one of the best books of Michael Lewis, though.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.6 or 3.7 rated up.
Well done narrative journalism, as you would expect. After a book explaining the beautiful sections of the US Govt it is quite refreshing for Lewis to look at parts of Government that are utterly dysfunctional - and not just bc some single president is either.
Well done narrative journalism, as you would expect. After a book explaining the beautiful sections of the US Govt it is quite refreshing for Lewis to look at parts of Government that are utterly dysfunctional - and not just bc some single president is either.