Book List! Pandemic Protagonists
When I'm experiencing uncertainty, my go-to strategy is to #readaboutit. Here are books I've read over the years that feature some kind of disease and some kind of character overcoming it.
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1. Fever 1793 by @halseanderson - 14-year-old Mattie of 1793 Philadelphia grows up as her friends, family, and community experience Yellow Fever.
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2. Year of Wonders by @GeraldineBrooks - Housemaid and unlikely hero Anna tackles the plague through herbal remedies, common sense, compassion, and resilience in a small, locked-down village in 1666 England.
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3. The Murmur of Bees by @msofiasegovia - Full disclosure, haven't finished this one yet, but so far I'm loving this magical realism novel translated from Spanish about a family in Mexico set during the influenza epidemic (and revolution) of 1918.
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4. The Fifth Wave by @RickYancey - each "wave" in this YA post-apocalyptic sci-fi series represents a different stage of an alien invasion taking over earth. Wave #3 is pestilence.
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5. Station Eleven by @EmilyMandel - Set years after a deadly virus has decimated the population, this post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel follows a travelling troupe of Shakespearean actors and musicians on a mission of resilience to bring art to the remaining wasteland.
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6. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - A childhood favorite, this classic story of the healing power of nature, friendship, and love shows how humanity can overcome the physical and mental anguish of disease.
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What are your favorites that feature a protagonist who overcomes the challenges associated with pandemics/epidemics?
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