Everything Is Tuberculosis

Reviews / Votes

Earnest and empathetic * New York Times * Everything Is Tuberculosis doesn't so much tell you the story of tuberculosis, as much as it gently holds your hand and parts the curtains into one of the darkest, most bizarre, and frustrating series of decisions in world history with the other... A quintessential John Green book: one that grapples with the issue of mortality and our conflicting desires to both help and hurt one another, all within the backdrop of the coming of age of a young man * Slate * Green uses the stories of real people to turn overwhelming problems into something personal and understandable. * The Associated Press * This highly readable call to action could not be more timely * Kirkus, starred review * Henry's story is hopeful and heartbreaking; readers will be rooting for him and his family the whole way through * SLJ, starred review * Green writes expertly of the illness's history, causes (malnutrition, poverty, bad sanitation, etc.), and cure... Insightful and extremely well and clearly written, Everything Is Tuberculosis makes what might be inaccessible accessible * Booklist, starred review * In these challenging times, the global health community is fortunate to count on Green and his inspiring advocacy * Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD, The Lancet * A story of hope and tragedy that feels terribly relevant at a time when the global healthcare system is coming under attack. * The AV Club * An exceptional combination of memoir, medical history and cultural analysis.... Memorably probes the intersections of medicine and human emotion * BookPage, starred review *