I asked AI on Google this question on 9 July 2026, from my home in the UK (hence the UK references):
What do readers and listeners on Amazon, Audible and Goodreads say about Ian Patrick’s book “Love in the Time of Covid”?
AI replied as follows:
AI Overview
Readers and listeners praise Ian Patrick’s book, “Love in the Time of Covid: A memoir in 50 essays“, as a highly researched, thought-provoking reflection on the pandemic years. It holds a strong rating across platforms, including a 4.48 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.
Audience feedback highlights several key themes:
- Insightful & Well-Researched: Readers on Goodreads appreciate the collection’s focus on the breakdown of social trust and empathy. Reviewers frequently note that the text is impeccably backed by evidence and real-world discourse.
- Valuable Hyperlink System: The digital and Kindle formats include extensive hyperlinks to videos, podcasts, and articles. Readers find this feature incredibly useful for verifying the author’s arguments and diving deeper into the subject matter.
- Excellent Narration: Listeners on Audible UK praise the narrator, noting that the articulate voice brings an engaging, thoughtful tone to the essays.
- Media Critique: The memoir takes a critical look at modern media partisanship. Many reviewers share that the book made them reevaluate how they consume news and helped them identify biases in mainstream journalism.
Love your books. Looking forward to this one, which I’ve just got hold of.
In my review of the book on Goodreads I said that I read my first Iain Patrick book ten years ago and I loved it, mainly because I thought he must be a cop just like me (I’m retired now), and he knew his forensics and ballistics and all that. Now I’m not so sure. Maybe he’s just a damn good researcher. This book is amazing because of the research. It has nothing to do with cops, but it has a lot to do with research. Well, in a way maybe it does have to do with detectives, because he hunts down the evidence all the time. Every point he makes is linked to data or statistics or videos showing that people did actually say what he claims they have said. This was a very good experience, reading about what the newspapers were saying (and what they were distorting and mis-representing, too). This is a book that was well worth reading (and listening to while I read: the narrator is very good). It was very good to read.
Thank you, Kobie. Very kind words. My father was a REAL detective. I’m not sure he would agree with you about my detecting skills, but I do, certainly, love doing research.
That is lovely. Super. I’ve read a couple of your books, which I looooved, and I’ll now get this one.
Excellent. I agree with every word. The book is superb. It made me change some of my views, especially about American politics. And the EVIDENCE he provides is irrefutable.
Outstanding. I’ve read a couple of the crime thrillers and will get this book too, now.
Very good. I rated it top shelf, too. I liked the focus on the mainstream manipulations of the truth, which has been driving me crazy. The politics doesn’t interest me as much, though I am grateful that the author shows balance and fairness in his comments about the media attacks on the orange man.