Review of Pandemic

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Pandemic" by Dieter Gartelmann.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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In the book Pandemic by Dieter Gartelmann author began by picking his subjects for study. He said that it was important to ensure that they had a good health background, good morals, and a good upbringing. So, in the next few pages after that, he went ahead and dived into the lives of each character, analyzing their upbringing, their education, the kind of families they are from, and their social status and relations.

In the book, the author also highlights the role that Trump played in aiding COVID-19's spread. It’s such a tragedy and a shame that the outgoing president told people to stop testing and go to work. That if they didn’t test, there wouldn’t be an increase in the number of infections. That was such a barbaric way of thinking. It was also a shame that even his supporters refused to maintain COVID safety measures during the protests, yet they were putting themselves in danger.

I loved how real the book was. My favorite part in the book has to be when a couple, Mitch and Danielle, are put in the spotlight. The author brought out such a raw depiction of their lives. There’s a part where they were fighting a spontaneous, outrageous outburst by Danielle that went on for a while, after which both parties started laughing. Mitch said that the argument had made him feel alive.

Another thing I also liked was how Mitch had let Danielle be in charge. The author says that she was the boss! I liked the book, even though I have something negative to say about it. I discovered a few grammatical and editorial errors that I have highlighted in my post-reviewer questionnaire. Therefore, I cannot say that this book was well written and well edited. This was, however, the only negative aspect of the book. Other than that, I enjoyed reading this informative and well-thought-out book.

I give this book a 3 out of 4 stars rating. I could have given the book a 4 out of 4 rating, but I removed one star for the grammatical errors that I spotted in the book. As I said earlier, I enjoyed reading the book and I would like to recommend it to public health students, practitioners, and those in the health sector as I feel it contains a lot of information that they would require in their research or that may interest them. It’s also a good thing that the author backed up his claims with references.

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