A review by ipanzica
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson

4.0

This is an amazing book that takes a holistic look at London's cholera epidemic. I really liked how the author gave a lot of details about both the city and the people the book is focused on. Though at the same time a bunch of interesting facts was also peppered into the book. It made reading the book feel like you were listening to a really passionate person talks about their favorite interest, which is really enjoyable.

This book also includes a thoughtful epilogue about what we have learned from other past epidemics and how we try to prevent epidemics now. After finishing this book I am curious about how people will view the covid-19 pandemic in the future.