Yes， I decided to actually pick a book about a pandemic while the pandemic continues to rage around the world for more than a year and has mentally exhausted us all。 But no， I don't regret it！。I've been following Dr。 Mahapatra on Twitter for a while now， and he is definitely one of those sane voices of science （and other topics！） on the platform that I would recommend。 So， when news of his book on the pandemic started doing the rounds， l was intrigued for sure。 He was kind enough to offer me an Yes， I decided to actually pick a book about a pandemic while the pandemic continues to rage around the world for more than a year and has mentally exhausted us all。 But no， I don't regret it！。I've been following Dr。 Mahapatra on Twitter for a while now， and he is definitely one of those sane voices of science （and other topics！） on the platform that I would recommend。 So， when news of his book on the pandemic started doing the rounds， l was intrigued for sure。 He was kind enough to offer me an author copy - and my verdict is definitely a very enthusiastic thumbs up to it。 He's managed to summarise the biology， immunology， genetics， epidemiology and all else in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic， to date， with immense clarity and simplicity。 The writing and content make it appealing to readers of all backgrounds which is surely the highlight of the book。 To me， it also was a very well researched one stop summary/recap of all the things that have unravelled over this historic year （Historic in our lifetimes for sure！）。 Yes， the science is fast changing and a lot of the content might change/develop over time， and yes， there are bound to be many more books on the topic written in due course， but I do think this is a very fine， informative and impeccably researched review of the year and the pandemic that was （is？）。 。。。more