Fiammetta Rocco

Very interesting.There were many stories, the priest on Bataan, for instance, which left you wanting to know more

A solid history of quinine, from the discovery of the cure to the modern day. It's a little odd, in that it's specifically a history of quinine, not malaria, but you can't talk about the one without the other, so sequences of events sometimes come out a bit strangely. There's some added interest in the author's personal connections to some events, as well. If you were writing historical fiction set in malarial regions, this would be tremendously useful research.

OK, but not as interesting or well-written as it could have been

This is a fascinating study of the ways in which intolerance, greed, and dogmatism can get in the way of progress.