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How to Survive a Plague: The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS by David France
2 reviews
atlantisblauw's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
5.0
One of the best books I've read. It's interesting to learn more about history this way, to understand what things actually mean for human lives. It's quite heartbreaking sometimes, these people had to go through so much. They lost so many people, they were so sick, and then got blamed for it and fired and lost their houses. It's unimaginable.
On the one hand, we've come a long way: things have definitely improved when it comes to prevention, treatment, human rights. (Although gay people still can't donate blood.). On the other hand it's kind of depressing that on a larger scale, we still value the lives of straight white rich people, specifically men, more than those of others. You can see that when you look at how we dealt with the Covid pandemic, both in that we managed to find a vaccine in eight months and that we focused on getting our own vaccine first, and even the second dose before the rest of the world got access to them.
I sometimes wonder what will happen with climate change, when mosquitos bring tropical diseases, or what if we have an Ebola outbreak? Will we then finally create vaccines and cures?
On the one hand, we've come a long way: things have definitely improved when it comes to prevention, treatment, human rights. (Although gay people still can't donate blood.). On the other hand it's kind of depressing that on a larger scale, we still value the lives of straight white rich people, specifically men, more than those of others. You can see that when you look at how we dealt with the Covid pandemic, both in that we managed to find a vaccine in eight months and that we focused on getting our own vaccine first, and even the second dose before the rest of the world got access to them.
I sometimes wonder what will happen with climate change, when mosquitos bring tropical diseases, or what if we have an Ebola outbreak? Will we then finally create vaccines and cures?
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
junefish's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Outing, and Abandonment
Minor: Confinement, Suicide, and Pregnancy
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