Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus by David Quammen

Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus

David Quammen

414 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative medium-paced
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National Book Award finalist Breathless tells the story of the worldwide scientific race to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic—a “luminous, passionate account of the...

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Moods

informative 96%
challenging 56%
reflective 34%
mysterious 14%
dark 10%
adventurous 6%
inspiring 6%
tense 6%
sad 4%
emotional 2%
hopeful 2%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 22%
fast 2%

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