I just reviewed World War C by Sanjay Gupta. #NetGalley - I loved the attention to detail that Sanjay put into the book. One of the best Covid type books I have read to date. A great timeline and history presented

I enjoyed this book and rate it as 4.5 stars. I loved the conversational style of Dr. Gupta’s writing. I also enjoyed reading about his relevant personal experiences as a medical reporter. He explains the science well and in clear language. However the book has some flaws. Too much attention was paid to the lab-leak hypothesis. I also found the section on the influence of the microbiome to be too speculative. The information on food and diet was too broad and less relevant to COVID, aise from the increased risk of complications in people with obesity. At times I also felt that Gupta was too self-promoting. However, these don’t outweigh the positives of the book. Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for the advance reader copy.

Informative, insightful, and just plain needed! Dr. Gupta teaches in World War C the differences between misinformation and disinformation, and I'm so thankful for this well thought out and informative read to clear things up. I especially enjoyed the sections on myth busting around Covid-19 and how to keep ourselves healthy and prepared for further outbreaks in the future. Told with an honest and humble approach based on science, but explained in a way that anyone can understand. This should be required reading for everyone!

I received this book free from Netgalley for an honest review.

I found this book very interesting and more on the academic side of things than I normally read. It took me awhile to read it because of that but I do think I learned from this book. Sanjay has been through his fair share of pandemics and gave good insight at each stage of the pandemics and also how to stay safe during one and how to hopefully prevent another. I liked that it was evidence based facts so maybe some nah sayers should pick this book up and give it a read.

I did enjoy this book and would absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for more answers regarding this pandemic.