Dear reading group members (followers of my blog are free to read this as well),
I have just recently finished reading the book titled The Hot Zone, written by Richard Preston. I was given strict instructions to not give out any "spoilers" due to reading members reading at separate paces. So I will try my best in not giving out too much information of the plot to come. The book started off very strong with the gruesome death of a character given the name Charles Monet (the author obviously wanted to protect this man's identity) to a "level 4 agent" (agent meaning disease) called Marburg. The book was able to keep me entertained all the way through. Especially during the Ebola Reston incident (I am going to stop right there before I give away too much). This all kept me entertained while reading for numerous hours (because I am quite the slow reader).
As I stated in my previous literature/reading circle letter, I said that I was annotating about the viruses and how they affect us humans. Richard Preston does an amazing job by tying off the story with a perspective of the human problem of overpopulation through the eyes of Nature. In a way, he might be right. I never really looked at the situation in that sort of way. I will try to post the quote after writing my book review. I want to hear everyone's opinions on the quote in the comments section. It is definitely worth taking a gander at. The Jaax family is probably the most centered around characters because they are mentioned in the beginning and are later called back into the story for the Reston mission. Hopefully all this annotating on the virus will pay off in the end. Well, good luck with your book reviews.
Sincerely,
Your group member
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