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Book Review of The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic -- and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

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Helpful Score: 5


This was a fascinating book! This is not just a history book. The author not only writes clearly and lucidly about London's great cholera outbreak in 1854, but he extrapolates out from that some very interesting thoughts about urbanisation in the 21st century and the way forward for an over-burdened planet.

I really enjoyed the history of this book, but the last couple of chapters also presented me with some new ideas about the life we live today and really made me think.

A very interesting read!