RaveArtsHubOne of the factors that make this book so readable is that Kucharski frequently draws some interesting history into his discussions of a particular subject ... While this review has tended to focus on epidemics the book covers a far wider field. The chapter headed ‘Panics and pandemics’ includes some fascinating, and indeed frightening, analysis of aspects of the global financial crisis of 2007 to 2008. The chapter headed ‘Going viral’ has much to say about communication on the internet ... The definition of an epidemiologist is a person who is an expert in the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases. In sharing his views and experience with the reader in an easily digestible manner, Kucharski makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the current pandemic and, not least, what options there are to deal with it.
Hwang Sok-yong Trans. by Sora Kim-Russell
PositivePublishing Arts HubHighly engaging ... The reader does not need to be au fait with South Korea’s post-second-world-war history to enjoy this novel ... Hwang has written this novel in a charming conversational style while still allowing for the distinctive voices of the three central characters ... Hwang makes it easy to identify with each of his characters – we feel their pain and share in their happiness. and forgive their mistakes and misunderstandings. And as they share their past with us, we gain a better understanding of the social and political background of the times and the day-by-day lives of South Korean people.
