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  • Scurvy: The Disease of Discovery by Jonathan Lamb. I think I got to the second chapter.

    Here’s the review I left on Amazon:

    This book is TEDIOUS AS HELL. Look, I love nonfiction. I love reading about weird, niche interests. I like literary peeks into history. This book sucks for any of that. The author is more concerned with his meandering vomitus of facts and quotes, than in any sort of cohesiveness, much less entertainment. When he actually discusses scurvy- its physical and mental effects, the experience of having it and being abroad, etc.- it’s interesting. Unfortunately those moments are few and far between.