Fever Year

The spanish influenza was 25x deadlier than the normal flu. Shockingly, the virus was able to jump across species easily, and was just as deadly to them. Po liticians blamed Germans (then an enemy) for deliberately spreading it. Masks were also controversial and politicised.

Its mysterious disappearance prevented scientists from researching why this virus was so deadly. And people were quick to forget this horrid time.

In 2020, we have another pandemic and the events of the past are repeating themselves.

If mankind goes extinct It will be due to their refusal to learn from the past.

This short and succinct graphic novel should be read in every classroom and discussed.

I sort of feel like....I'm not totally sure who Don Brown's books are for? Like this one...I guess it's a good intro to the topic of the flu but it's not like, an engaging narrative? It's less dry than a textbook but it's not exactly a story? The art is expressive but not gorgeous? Perhaps best used in a classroom setting? IDK I feel like I have read a few of his books and I'm always just left kind of wanting more...