The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly Disease by Daisy Hernández

The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly Disease

Daisy Hernández with Frankie Corzo (Narrator)

6 hours, 55 minutes first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography health lgbtqia+ sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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Who does the United States take care of and who does it leave behind? This is a riveting investigation of infectious disease, poverty, racism, and for-profit health care—and the harm caused by decades of silence.Growing up in a New Jersey factory ...

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Moods

informative 97%
reflective 54%
emotional 51%
sad 27%
challenging 20%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
dark 2%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 78%
fast 12%
slow 9%

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4.03

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