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I'm still reading The R*pe of Europa 
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The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time by John Kelly.
I had just finished his book on the potato famine before this one and was iffy on it. I thought maybe this topic would grab me more as I like plagues. Turns out I'm just sorta okay on his writing. It doesn't grab me, he bounces around a lot. There are these weird mixes of somewhat compelling visualizations of the plague stopping and looking in windows, or taking in a show and then it's a direct quote, or a matter of fact statement. It's just somewhat schizophrenic when it comes to tone.
I'm going to finish it cause it is interesting, the direct quotes are compelling. But I won't read anything more by him.
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