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Sorry I’ve been horrible about updating in general, but especially in regards to the books I’ve been reading. I’ve returned some so I can’t remember all that I’ve read but I’ll post a few now.
Let’s start with Richard Preston’s Panic in Level 4. When I was younger I LOVED The Hot Zone, which is about the Ebola virus. For some reason, even though I’m very squeamish, I really enjoy nonfiction about gross medical stuff. In any case, I was expecting this new one to be mostly the same but it was more like a bunch of different essays/articles about various subjects that interest him, including the gross medical stuff. My favorite chapter was about Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, which is a genetic condition that basically makes people self-cannibalize and be a danger to themselves. It’s horrifying, but I liked how Preston injected a bit of humor into an otherwise terrifying chapter. If you read it you’ll see what I mean.