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ankendall 's review for:
Everything Is Tuberculosis
by John Green
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I’ve read John Green’s romance novels before and enjoyed them, but his writing in this just knocks it out of the park. He does a WONDERFUL job explaining the history of TB while the whole time connecting it to things that are happening in the present, showing very obvious links between the two. The reader need not try to draw conclusions or figure out how TB treatments or stigma in the past affects how it is treated in the future, because John does it all for you.
John also does a great job with connecting how we treat TB to how we treat everything else. He delves deep into not only the biomedical factors in disease and infection, but also into the sociological factors, the economic factors, and the religious factors. The title “Everything is Tuberculosis” is extremely accurate, because he finds a way to tie almost everything we would come in contact with to tuberculosis.
Most memorable quote: “Ultimately, we are the cause. We must also be the cure.”
I would highly recommend this book to anyone that is currently in or is planning to be in the medical field. It doesn’t focus just on tuberculosis (although that is obviously a large part of it) but emphasizes compassion, advocacy, and quality care for all in ALL circumstances, not just with tuberculosis. I cannot stress enough how important this book and its themes are, and it’s making me that much more excited to be part of the healthcare field and combat some of these issues.
John also does a great job with connecting how we treat TB to how we treat everything else. He delves deep into not only the biomedical factors in disease and infection, but also into the sociological factors, the economic factors, and the religious factors. The title “Everything is Tuberculosis” is extremely accurate, because he finds a way to tie almost everything we would come in contact with to tuberculosis.
Most memorable quote: “Ultimately, we are the cause. We must also be the cure.”
I would highly recommend this book to anyone that is currently in or is planning to be in the medical field. It doesn’t focus just on tuberculosis (although that is obviously a large part of it) but emphasizes compassion, advocacy, and quality care for all in ALL circumstances, not just with tuberculosis. I cannot stress enough how important this book and its themes are, and it’s making me that much more excited to be part of the healthcare field and combat some of these issues.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death
Moderate: Racism