jessie’s Reviews > Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection > Status Update

guys im on chapter 8 page 75
i have to return it to the library cos the due date is today and it has holds ☹️☹️ im really sad im really liking this book too
#forcedtodnf

and sigh as always women and non-white people get the short end of the stick
mostly men are mentioned when tb is related to being more creative
but women ALWAYS have to be objectified. its always about how they look
its so sad bc ive seen many people in modern day say exactly what a quote said ab wanting illness just to be skinnier..
not to mention white supremacy always dismissing the underprivileged non-white

THISSS is so interesting cos now we're on how the IDEA of tuberculosis is perceived in society and how its shaped different standards and such
its also an interesting conversation to talk about illness and how it is often othering or romanticising
AND how us as humans just NEED to attach a meaning or reason to everything because we really do

BUT ive never thought about how many humans have LIVED since we first existed like 117 billion???? and we didnt even know germs were a thing until LAST century thats insane like its all so recent and its a testament to how much technological advancements and inventions have benefitted the human race

omg guys im literally using my gcse history knowledge about medicine like hippocrates and galen mentioned ?! i know dada
and i was literally talking ab the theory of the four humours and then he actually explained it likeee
and lowkey my gcse biology stuff too cos of the white blood cell's role in the immune system and whatever
interesting stuff guys

so far this is veeery interesting
im so curious as to how tuberculosis has shaped our society as we know it today silently and i like how personalised its kinda written with the anecdotes being the reason that he looked into the facts and learnt more about tb and other countries.. stay curious!!
also i like john green so i like that im reading in the voice of someone i am familiar with lols

FINALLY starting this book!!!! ive been wanting to read this for so long omg
first non-fiction book im like choosing to read lol. it is very interesting and making me realise i should read more non-fiction - history at least cos i genuinely love history and so its quite easy to read idk what i expected