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cetoria's review against another edition
5.0
I was a fan of Eula Biss' fiction already when I started reading On Immunity: An Inoculation and now I love her non-fiction as well. She tackles the subject matter with compelling honestly, but is respectful of the oppositions views. I encourage everyone to read it.
maireoverthere's review against another edition
3.0
file under preaching to the choir. not really anything novel in this, but I guess if you've just had a kid, this should be required reading.
the_midwest_library's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
5.0
How beautiful it is to read a poetic reflection on immunity written 10 years ago after COVID-19 changed the world. I enjoyed this, read it in one sitting and kinda wish it was longer if I'm being honest.
chlosim's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
2.0
Opaque writing, you are my enemy! Some points are well made, but lost in unnecessary jargon.
Granted, I think I'm more critical of scientific books given my own background in research. I'd rather something be dry and factual than having...the amount of flourish used here.
Lots of jumping around from topic to topic, and an obsessive focus on etymology.
Granted, I think I'm more critical of scientific books given my own background in research. I'd rather something be dry and factual than having...the amount of flourish used here.
Lots of jumping around from topic to topic, and an obsessive focus on etymology.
cheraford's review against another edition
4.0
Story of a mother's pathway on whether or not to vaccinate her child. Highly recommend
ponypal's review against another edition
5.0
"The daughter of a doctor and a poet, Eula Biss was raised with an attention to language and a matter-of-factness about illness. Her mother taught her that poetry was about dwelling in life’s uncertainties, and her father taught her to understand the benefits and limitations of medicine. When she was pregnant and starting labor, even the unknowns of delivery left her unfazed. Overnight, this changed. “By the time my son was born,” she says, “I had crossed over into a new realm in which I was no longer fearless.”
Biss’s book about the vaccination debate, On Immunity: An Inoculation, seeks less to argue the science than to examine the language and stories infusing the discussion. As a new mother, Biss relates to those who seek to protect their children by refusing vaccination. Although she decided to vaccinate her own child, she did not make the choice lightly."
Read the rest: http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/mistrust-metaphor-and-medicine
Biss’s book about the vaccination debate, On Immunity: An Inoculation, seeks less to argue the science than to examine the language and stories infusing the discussion. As a new mother, Biss relates to those who seek to protect their children by refusing vaccination. Although she decided to vaccinate her own child, she did not make the choice lightly."
Read the rest: http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/mistrust-metaphor-and-medicine