Book Review : Plague by Wendy Orent

The book's full title is Plague: The Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the World's Most Dangerous Disease so I trust you won't mind me shortening it.

It's a good read and Orent makes a good case for her theory about the reason for the differences in the three plague epidemics that there is a written record for. She also gives proper references which is always good in a science book. I feel she writes better about the historical plagues better than she writes about the science (and no, I'm not bitter because she describes one of the major research areas in my field as arcana). I also feel she's far too willing to take statements by her sources at face value.

All that being said, I recommend the book to anyone interested in Yersina pestis, historical plagues and epidemiology.

Fan Fiction Meme - Day 23

Day 23 – When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?

For everything - this journal, Archive of our Own

For non-wrestling fic - this journal, Archive of our Own, whichever of my two fanfiction.net accounts I think is more appropriate

For non-wrestling PWPs - this journal, Archive of our Own, Adult Fanfiction.net

For wrestling fic - this journal, Archive of our Own and wwfsml (where appropriate)

Eventually everything will get put up on my personal website, which is called Sehnsucht and can be found here - http://redfiona.tripod.com/

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