Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues

Narratively, I think this book was falsely advertised. This read less like ‘the history of the world in eight plagues' and more like listening to That Guy at trivia night who has his own version of history in his head and any alternate theories are totally wrong. The author of this book seemed so dismissive of the ‘Great Man' theory of history that he had to totally invent his own ‘Great Germ' theory, and then very strangely force history to follow his mould.At times the book copied so much information from [b:1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created 9862761 1493 Uncovering the New World Columbus Created Charles C. Mann https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327900945l/9862761.SX50.jpg 14754158] that I wish I was just reading that one again. It also referred to [b:Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1842 Guns, Germs, and Steel The Fates of Human Societies Jared Diamond https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1453215833l/1842.SY75.jpg 2138852] and [b:Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 23692271 Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1703329310l/23692271.SY75.jpg 18962767] so much that it could've been a Diamond/Harari book club. I'd encourage anyone interested in this book to read any of the above and draw your own conclusions, they'll undeniably be better.