Untimely reading

[ladyofastolat]

A few weeks ago, I read a very interesting book about the 1918 flu pandemic. At about the same time, I also read one about the Black Death, and did quite a lot of online reading about cholera epidemics, typhus on battlefields, and malaria in Britain.

I'm kind of wishing I hadn't done so now.

Comments

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I heard a man who is at least in a position to be called in as rentaquote expert on Radio 4 saying the same thing, and adding in tones of some exasperation that having a generally well fed and healthy population also helps.

I am, however, disturbed by the idea suggested by ladyofastolat's post that current events are somehow being dictated by her reading material. This could have some very unexpected results!

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

Well, I've also been rereading quite a few DWJ novels in the last week: Fire and Hemlock, Hexwood, A Tale of Time City and Archer's Goon. So keep an eye on the news over the next few days, and see what happens.