When I started reading “Pandemic” I was skeptical about whether it could teach me anything new, I’ve treated patients with Malaria, HIV, Brucella and Leishmania (although I have yet to encounter Cholera) and many more exotic pathogens, but was pleasantly surprised at how much there is to be gleamed from this short yet dense book. “Outbreaks are inevitable, but pandemics are optional”, this may seem like an odd proposition, but throughout her book, Shah shows how it is human agency and institutions that help spread […]
Apparently there are boring sociopaths
A book told about sociopaths from the perspective of a sociopath? Sounds fascinating. Also the creepy cover pulled me in. Unfortunately I ended up quitting this one halfway through because I was so. freaking. bored. How is it even possible to make a book about sociopaths boring?! The author writes anonymously, but is a self-professed and professionally diagnosed sociopath. She asserts that 1 in 25 people is a sociopath (I am not sure where this statistic comes from and would like to see the study […]
Stop Walking on Eggshells – regaining your sanity when someone in your life is a person with bpd
There is a person in my life that when I was first introduced to I was warned that, “X is crazy but it’s subtle, you won’t notice it at first but one day X’ll say something and your perspective will shift. You’ll then look back on what has happened previously and realize that X’s crazy”. On first meeting X, all seemed normal and for months I didn’t understand the warning. Then about nine months after that first meeting an interaction occurred that made me go, “Huh, […]
Forty-seven hours of book!
So this is a newer, more inclusive, unabridged version of The Stand. There are some extra details that weren’t in the original book. Having never read the original book, I will not know the difference. The audiobook (which I borrowed from my library and downloaded immediately!) is forty-seven hours. I’m determined to finish it in less than forty-seven days! I’m going to split up my review into a bunch of parts, because with a book this long, I don’t want stuff to get missed. OVERALL […]