The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World Audiobook

" This drags a bit in the middle, but overall a very fascinating book! "

" Great book, along the lines of THE BLUE DEATH, which Johnson unfortunately doesn't seem to have read. Also a nice fit with THE BIG NECESSITY, since cholera comes from sewage-contaminated water. Not for the weak of stomach or those who like to read while they eat. Ha ha. "

" I can't believe how intrigued I was by this book. Especially, the parts where the author breaks down the system of living during this time. Why? I am not a civil engineer. I do not enjoy reading about poo. This book was incredibally well written to intrigue a mostly fiction reader. "

" Beautifully written, well-researched, and has something to say. Thought-provoking. Highly recommended. Even better than The Invention of Air by the same author, but I recommend that one, too. "

" Interesting depiction of just how filthy London was. "

" The first 3/4 are good, but it becomes tiresome, preachy and redundant in the end. Reads like an over-stuffed Atlantic Monthly piece. "

" Intriguing. Well researched and reasoned, and very readable style. "

" A fascinating book about the the cholera epidemic in London. This one doctor's crusade led to the idea of "public health". "

" This was a fascinating book, and it was incredibly informative. It took me longer than expected to read though. It was to be my lunch break read, but reading about cholera on your lunch break is not recommended. "

" Interesting look at the famous Dr. Snow saves town from Cholera by removing a pump handle story. There's lots more to it. If you liked the Poisoner's Handbook, you should like this as well (though the last two chapters are kinda wandery and over broad). "

" It was a slow read. It wasn't a hard read just slow. "

" I didn't finish it; I was only able to read about 1/4 of it but I liked it. I was surprised I like it. The science of cholera was interesting, as was the culture of Victorian England. The book made me appreciate modern medicine a lot more, too. "

" Although I had to read this for my Epidemiology class, it was actually a fantastic story. "

" I would never have selected this book on my own, but I loved it. At the very end, when Johnson applies his research to the modern world, I wanted to cheer. That is what good history is all about, showing how everything is connected. Well done. "

" One of the best books I have read recently. It provides a very detailed and clear narrative of the process of solving the mystery of how cholera was spread. I loved the level of detail, how the author laid out how each piece of the puzzle was discovered and put together to form the solution. "

" Exactly what history shoudl read like- interesting story, interdisciplinary look, and an openminded survey of elements. Plus it reads like a really good detective story where the reader is in the know the whole time and waiting for the principle characters to figure it all out by the end. "

" I loved the story and how it tells the history of public health. I attempted to read another by the same author and it didn't catch my attention however. "

" A paradigm shift in the new (in 1850) science of epidemiology. "

" Way too much detailed information about the cholera epidemic in London than I would want... but a very informative book. I am not certain how well he was able to link the ideas to the current situation in the world. "

" Fantastic historical study of a deadly cholera outbreak in London during the Victorian era, focused around the actions of two men with very different approaches, whose combined efforts would help overcome the disease, and reshape how modern cities are designed. "

" This was scary to read in light of the recent scares of pandemic's and my Nursing background gave me even greater insight into how this will help determine outcomes. I was appalled at the living conditions of the day. dreadful. "

" <br/>Well-written and well-paced history of London's cholera outbreak of 1854. There was some repetitive analysis, but it was an interesting story and certainly worth a read. "

" I read this book about epidemic disease and urban sanitation, in part, on the most squalid SEPTA train I've ever been on. It really gave me some food for thought, I guess. "

" Really good! The sociologist nerd in me loved the qualitative and quantitative methodology to figure out what caused the outbreak. Plus, the writing was super entertaining--I never thought reading about cholera could be so engrossing... "

" totally fascinating look into history; fantastic storytelling "

" Fascinating story of how man can conquer disease! "