A review by mgoorchenko
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry

4.0

Firstly, I agree with the reviewers who have said that the writing style deteriorates in the second half of the book. It becomes repetitive and overdone. A better edit would’ve been a good plan.

Secondly, I would have appreciated the afterward at the beginning of the book so that I would have a better understanding of what his goals were.

Despite all that, I enjoyed the perspectives proffered by the author and the glimpse of this time in history. Of course, the parallels between then and now are extremely unfortunate. It makes me wonder if we can ever truly learn from history.