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wanderlustlover's review against another edition
5.0
Fall 2020 (October);
This book was so eye-opening in so many ways. I have already always understood what was at stake in our country, with the denials and muting of Tony Fauci, but this gave me an even deeper understanding of just how much he should have been listened to. Not only that, the number of decades he's done this job and how many presidents have listened to/relied on him and how many plagues he has already seen us through in his five decades leading this field.
I believe in him even deeper and I'm even more tragically saddened for what's happened to him and his family this year.
This book was so eye-opening in so many ways. I have already always understood what was at stake in our country, with the denials and muting of Tony Fauci, but this gave me an even deeper understanding of just how much he should have been listened to. Not only that, the number of decades he's done this job and how many presidents have listened to/relied on him and how many plagues he has already seen us through in his five decades leading this field.
I believe in him even deeper and I'm even more tragically saddened for what's happened to him and his family this year.
ebazilereads's review against another edition
3.0
This was really interesting! I didn't know too much about Fauci before the current crisis and I enjoyed learning about his role in managing previous epidemics, especially the HIV/AIDS one. I was moved by Fauci's openness to learning from people with lived experience with different illnesses and his ability to go against the current in order to fight for what is right.
laranda's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
A real interesting look into an important person who has had such an effect on some big infectious diseases.
kyra_ann_writes's review
4.0
Overall, I would say that I really enjoyed this book. If my rating only addressed the rendering of Dr. Fauci's life and impact, it would easily get 5 stars. Though I've always had respect for Dr. Fauci, I admire him all the more for his resolve, compassion, and tenacity amidst difficult (and often unnecessarily politically mired) circumstances. I also appreciated the direct and simple explanations of zoonotic diseases and evolving gene-editing technologies. I went through a phase in high school of reading all the books on zoonotic diseases I could find, and this book can join that bookshelf in more of a tangential way .
I docked a star for a book that I otherwise really loved because some of Specter's language seemed to reinforce dichotomies that don't really exist. In one place in particular, he asserts that after the Enlightenment, "Science replaced magic. Knowledge replaced faith." Language like this often presses into the somewhat exhausting notion that science and religion are somehow mutually exclusive, which couldn't be further from the truth. It's much more complicated than that.
I docked a star for a book that I otherwise really loved because some of Specter's language seemed to reinforce dichotomies that don't really exist. In one place in particular, he asserts that after the Enlightenment, "Science replaced magic. Knowledge replaced faith." Language like this often presses into the somewhat exhausting notion that science and religion are somehow mutually exclusive, which couldn't be further from the truth. It's much more complicated than that.
a_ab's review
5.0
Simple, short and to focused biography with great journalistic writing which provides enough context for each story point without meandering.
__karen__'s review
5.0
This is an Audible freebie (included in the Audible Plus catalog). I've been following the news and was familiar with Dr. Fauci, so I figured I'd listen to a few minutes but then go on to another book.
This book is actually very enlightening and I listened from start to end. The author has a long-time relationship with Dr. Fauci and the included commentary is very candid. It describes Fauci's strained relationship with the AIDS community in the 1980s and how his perspective evolved. Of course, the book also covers the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Note that pauses between chapters are a bit longer than I was used to, and I sometimes wondered if the audiobook had stopped. Not a big deal, just something to be aware of.
Highly recommended.
This book is actually very enlightening and I listened from start to end. The author has a long-time relationship with Dr. Fauci and the included commentary is very candid. It describes Fauci's strained relationship with the AIDS community in the 1980s and how his perspective evolved. Of course, the book also covers the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Note that pauses between chapters are a bit longer than I was used to, and I sometimes wondered if the audiobook had stopped. Not a big deal, just something to be aware of.
Highly recommended.
wanderlustlover's review
5.0
Fall 2020 (October);
This book was so eye-opening in so many ways. I have already always understood what was at stake in our country, with the denials and muting of Tony Fauci, but this gave me an even deeper understanding of just how much he should have been listened to. Not only that, the number of decades he's done this job and how many presidents have listened to/relied on him and how many plagues he has already seen us through in his five decades leading this field.
I believe in him even deeper and I'm even more tragically saddened for what's happened to him and his family this year.
This book was so eye-opening in so many ways. I have already always understood what was at stake in our country, with the denials and muting of Tony Fauci, but this gave me an even deeper understanding of just how much he should have been listened to. Not only that, the number of decades he's done this job and how many presidents have listened to/relied on him and how many plagues he has already seen us through in his five decades leading this field.
I believe in him even deeper and I'm even more tragically saddened for what's happened to him and his family this year.
bigbooksbreanna's review
3.0
Fascinating background. I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about Tony's career and experience with other infectious diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS. I could have done with less talk about Donald Trump. We all know DT is an idiot and mucked up the pandemic response--- give me more science and CDC information instead.
evrogers's review
3.0
Interesting to learn more about Fuachi’s background but not anything deep in this and there were awkward transitions between sections.