A review by eishe
The Family that Couldn't Sleep by D.T. Max

3.0

I've been fascinated by prion diseases for quite some while, so this was right up my alley. This book starts out slow and quite depressingly flowery, especially considering the Venetian parts (lose one star for this). Then, when we finally get closer to the modern ages, it gets great, if not amazing - well researched and well written, with concise examples and enough science to make you go read further. And then, right in the end - the author speculates about vaccines (lose one start for this too).