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The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa by Helen Epstein

2.0

This book took me forever to read, mainly because of the redundancy and poor editing. Epstein has clearly done her research on the topic of AIDS in Eastern and Southern African and comes to clear, logical conclusions, but the presentation leaves a lot to be desired. It's unclear whether it's a lack of editing or underestimation of the readers' intelligence that leads her to repeat details chapter after chapter, but the result is a frustrating and slow read. Nevertheless, the book posits numerous interesting theories on AIDS prevalence and treatment in Africa supported by well-researched public health and anthropological data, as well as intriguing anecdotes.