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336 pages • first pub 2017 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781627797467
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Edition Pub Date: 07 February 2017
This book is ideal for readers who enjoy dark humor and engaging storytelling while exploring the intersection of human resilience and historical medical crises.
Description
A witty, irreverent tour of history's worst plagues--from the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polio--and a celebration of the heroes who fought them In 1518, in a small town in Alsace, Frau Troffea began dancing and didn't stop. She danced until s...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 95%
funny: 70%
dark: 31%
reflective: 31%
hopeful: 25%
inspiring: 19%
lighthearted: 13%
challenging: 10%
emotional: 10%
sad: 8%
tense: 2%
adventurous: 1%
relaxing: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Medical trauma, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Sexism, XenophobiaMinor
Racism, Homophobia, Suicide
336 pages • first pub 2017 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781627797467
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Edition Pub Date: 07 February 2017
This book is ideal for readers who enjoy dark humor and engaging storytelling while exploring the intersection of human resilience and historical medical crises.
Description
A witty, irreverent tour of history's worst plagues--from the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polio--and a celebration of the heroes who fought them In 1518, in a small town in Alsace, Frau Troffea began dancing and didn't stop. She danced until s...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 95%
funny: 70%
dark: 31%
reflective: 31%
hopeful: 25%
inspiring: 19%
lighthearted: 13%
challenging: 10%
emotional: 10%
sad: 8%
tense: 2%
adventurous: 1%
relaxing: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Medical trauma, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Sexism, XenophobiaMinor
Racism, Homophobia, Suicide