A review by shireybear09
A Journal of the Plague Year, by Daniel Defoe
5.0
I learned about this book from my reading of Frank Snowden’s Epidemics and Society. Which I’m slowly making my way through and taking the accompanying Yale Open Course.
It’s shocking how many parallels there are in the reaction of society and individuals then and now. I’m just so grateful to be going through the pandemic in 2020 rather than 1665. I mean, I almost laughed when Defoe talked about baking his own bread.
So grateful for the science, technology, and essential processes and the people who are behind these efforts helping us pull through. I hope to we all will soon experience the jubilee Defoe described as the plague comes to an end, the collective relief, joy, and return to normalcy.
It’s shocking how many parallels there are in the reaction of society and individuals then and now. I’m just so grateful to be going through the pandemic in 2020 rather than 1665. I mean, I almost laughed when Defoe talked about baking his own bread.
So grateful for the science, technology, and essential processes and the people who are behind these efforts helping us pull through. I hope to we all will soon experience the jubilee Defoe described as the plague comes to an end, the collective relief, joy, and return to normalcy.