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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
Riveting history of the handful of people in the US that came up with some genuine science and the courage to try to use it to save us from institutional inertia, political egos, and outdated expert opinions. The structure is a little twisty, not unlike real life, and I think I need to read it again.
challenging
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
Michael Lewis is a great writer, the characters he highlights always jump off the page. In the acknowledgments he says he met Joe DeRisi and wished he had an excuse to write about him. That felt like a great description of this book. There were really interesting people trying to do helpful things for the pandemic, but the book never came together into any kind of cohesive narrative.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
This book was absolutely fantastic! It’s the best book I’ve read this year!!
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Reliably readable telling. Formulaic in a good way; if you've read one of his books, you'll know what to expect.
A compelling subject matter, the US' failure to prepare and respond adequately in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic – but with an inadequate ending, presumably driven by the rush to get the book out. It almost needs a second edition with a proper third act adding in, with the benefit of time having passed. Some quite jarring transitions are also likely the result of having limited material to knit together in extremely short order.
So while interesting, just seemed too rushed and thus kept from becoming a proper story.
A compelling subject matter, the US' failure to prepare and respond adequately in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic – but with an inadequate ending, presumably driven by the rush to get the book out. It almost needs a second edition with a proper third act adding in, with the benefit of time having passed. Some quite jarring transitions are also likely the result of having limited material to knit together in extremely short order.
So while interesting, just seemed too rushed and thus kept from becoming a proper story.
challenging
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
9h, 28m
Literally and figuratively sickening to see behind the public health curtain.
Literally and figuratively sickening to see behind the public health curtain.