Expansive Science Writing and Living in an Impossible World

July 26, 2022 8:12 AM

Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things In Between by Joe Osmundson is an ambitious book that succeeds in its efforts to shed light on viruses with science writing, yes, but also to shed light on the messy realities of life with queer theory, journey entries, archival data, personal essays, and above all else, naked honesty. [Autostraddle]
posted by ellieBOA (4 comments total)

"Joseph S. Osmundson (born 1983)[1] is an American biophysicist and writer. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Biology at New York University."
posted by neuron at 8:35 AM on July 26, 2022

Goodreads is a cesspit.

The top-rated "review" is a loooooong white whine, and I'm not talking about Sauternes.
posted by lalochezia at 9:27 AM on July 26, 2022 [2 favorites]

What in the world even is that top review.

I will say that some of the more sane-sounding critiques are ones I thought might arise reading the interview, but I'm still intrigued. Thanks for posting about this!
posted by praemunire at 10:09 AM on July 26, 2022 [1 favorite]

Wow sorry, hadn’t read the reviews before linking to Goodreads! They have more international purchase pages than Bookshop.org which is why I used them.
posted by ellieBOA at 2:16 PM on July 26, 2022