The Great Influenza
by John M. Barry
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricaldisasterfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, serious non-fiction book, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
At the height of WWI, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century.
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- Author
- John M. Barry
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 590
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