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delz 's review for:
Everything is Tuberculosis
by John Green
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
“Virtuous Cycles”
“Here's the truth as I see it:Vicious cycles are common. Injustice and unfairness permeate every aspect of human life. But virtuous cycles are also possible”. I believe this quote sums up the theme of Everything Is Tuberculosis. Green presents most of the topic following a young man, Henry, he met in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is a poor country that sees many cases of TB. Henry and his sister were both diagnosed meaning their mom, the only source of income had to work even harder because the entire medical system is so broken. The system being big Pharma and greed. Henry is one story among millions struggling each year with tuberculosis, but as Green shows it doesn’t have to be this way. Greed is antithetical to life on earth.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma