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A review by bailey_bea
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
3.0
I struggled to decide what I would rate this book. The Ghost Map starts off strong and is engaging throughout most of the text, but it probably should have ended before the conclusion or the epilogue at the very least. During the conclusion, Johnson starts losing the thread and going on tangents that don't seem to add anything to the groundwork he so carefully laid out in the beginning and middle of the book.
It might not be fair to critique the epilogue, since it is an epilogue, but it seems as if the author is just going on his own little tangential rant/discussion that, again, neither adds anything to the book's foundation nor connects to it except in a tenuous sort of way.
Overall, an enjoyable and interesting read. Just maybe lower your expectations for the last bit of the book.
It might not be fair to critique the epilogue, since it is an epilogue, but it seems as if the author is just going on his own little tangential rant/discussion that, again, neither adds anything to the book's foundation nor connects to it except in a tenuous sort of way.
Overall, an enjoyable and interesting read. Just maybe lower your expectations for the last bit of the book.