A review by bluedijon
Ebola '76 by Emily Danby, Amir Tag Elsir, Charis Bredin

dark informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I really loved this novella. It does the difficult job of humanizing and sticking really, really closely to the lives and reactions of those in Nzara, the town that was ground zero for the 1976 Ebola epidemic. With a sensationalist/terrifying backdrop based in real life it's SO easy to focus only on either the sensationalist details of the disease or ignore the disease entirely as a backdrop for some other narrative. But Tag Elsir threads the needle perfectly, showcasing the full range of human reaction while highlighting the public health context shaping those experiences.