The Great Mortality by John Kelly

The Great Mortality

John Kelly

364 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative medium-paced

Description

The Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history, even more so now, when the notion of plague--be it animal or human--has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern The plague that devastated Asia and Europe in the ...

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informative 95%
dark 61%
challenging 34%
sad 30%
reflective 27%
emotional 5%
hopeful 4%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%
tense 1%

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slow 44%
fast 2%

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