Audiobook Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green in the ListenBook app
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Book description
Imagine hearing Henry's voice through your headphones-a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile from a Sierra Leone hospital, his story weaving through centuries of tuberculosis history. That's the magic of John Green's Everything Is Tuberculosis, now a stunning audiobook that turns a global health crisis into something achingly personal. You don't just learn about TB; you feel its weight, its injustice, and its stubborn persistence in the very rhythm of Green's voice.
The Associated Press called Green's writing "deeply considerate, human," and that's exactly what you hear in this audio journey. He doesn't lecture-he listens. You'll hear him meet Henry for the first time, share quiet moments in a Sierra Leone ward, and trace TB's shadow across ancient plagues, romanticized poetry, and modern-day poverty. Green's wit cuts through the tragedy: "Once seen as a disease of poets, TB is now a disease of the world's forgotten corners," he says, his tone warm but unflinching. You feel the urgency as he ties Henry's fight to the million lives lost yearly to a curable disease.
Slate praised the "intelligence, wit, and tragedy" in his work, and the audiobook amplifies that perfectly. When Green describes how our choices shape TB's future-like funding hospitals or challenging inequity-you hear the urgency in his pauses, the quiet hope in his conviction. The New York Times called it "earnest and empathetic," and that's the heart of this audio experience. You're not just hearing facts; you're sitting with Henry, sharing his laughter, his fear, and the simple dignity of a boy who refused to be defined by illness.
What makes this audiobook unforgettable is how Green refuses to let history feel distant. You'll hear the echo of TB in medieval Europe, the sound of a cough in a crowded city, and the quiet hum of a hospital in Sierra Leone-all through a lens of radical compassion. This isn't a textbook; it's a conversation, one that stays with you long after the last chapter fades. It's the kind of book that makes you pause your walk, pull out your headphones, and just listen to the world a little differently.
Green, a passionate advocate for healthcare justice, has given us more than a history-it's a call to action, delivered with the kind of grace that makes you want to share it with everyone you know. As he says, "This is the story of us." And in this audio form, it's impossible not to feel part of it. You won't just learn about tuberculosis. You'll carry Henry's smile, his hope, and the truth that we can-and must-do better.
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