The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
literaryleftie's review
5.0
This was extremely interesting and informative. I definitely recommend this to those who are into informative pieces.
effie_reads's review
1.0
Even if the title is super misleading the subject was interesting for the first half of the audio. But after the passage on Shakespeare (really interesting) I lost interest and after 75% I was bored and out of the audio I don’t want to finish that I’m even if there is only 42 min left.
sas_ram's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.5
I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did. To me it was really interesting. It heavily focuses on the usage of plague in literature and on social consequences of plagues. If you are interested in how the usage of plaque in the bible influenced the perception of the black death and other deadly disease, how great authors like Homer, Sophokles and Shakespeare used plaque and how they were influenced by the real life epidemic and how plaque and disease is viewed and used in the modern world. This book also dives into the zombie trope and how it is connected to plaque and what it can represent.
This isn't for everyone though. This book or rather lecture focuses on a certain audience.Â
This isn't for everyone though. This book or rather lecture focuses on a certain audience.Â
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Death
Moderate: Antisemitism and Child death
goblinghost_39's review against another edition
3.0
This is less on the history of plagues and more on how historical plagues influenced literature and later movies. It covers everything from greek epics to Zombieland. Not what I expected when I borrowed it off Hoopla, but interesting nonetheless.
akayeh's review against another edition
3.0
It improved as it went along and I found fodder for my project. But I can’t really recommend it.
literaryleftie's review against another edition
5.0
This was extremely interesting and informative. I definitely recommend this to those who are into informative pieces.
betiana's review against another edition
5.0
This series of lectures looks at how plagues framed and formed Western history. The only caveat is its Eurocentric view. It inspired me to start consuming a series of plague-related books and films.