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A review by merikson09
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry
Did not finish book.
Read "Pale Rider" by Laura Spinney instead.
You'll be treated to an objective and significantly more global perspective on the 1918 pandemic than with this book. John M. Barry seems bent on weaving a narrative about American heroes and exceptionalism in ending the pandemic, Spinney seems more focused on reporting the facts and theories that aren't country specific.
Note: this is a DNF for me. I seldom give up on books, but nothing in this made me want to keep going past chapter 3. Every turn of the page made me more and more convinced not to keep reading.
You'll be treated to an objective and significantly more global perspective on the 1918 pandemic than with this book. John M. Barry seems bent on weaving a narrative about American heroes and exceptionalism in ending the pandemic, Spinney seems more focused on reporting the facts and theories that aren't country specific.
Note: this is a DNF for me. I seldom give up on books, but nothing in this made me want to keep going past chapter 3. Every turn of the page made me more and more convinced not to keep reading.