Look, I've made some questionable choices over this last year. Reading a book about a pandemic during a pandemic was up there as one of the worst. The book was good - but maybe wait until this pandemic is over to give it a try.
The End of October starts with a pandemic overseas and the attempts to isolate it. A key researcher with the CDC happens to be there as it unfolds, and tries to warn his wife and family in America to prepare. Quickly, we see the pandemic spread across the globe and the government attempts to stop it.
But, shit gets dark.
Like, kids burying adults dark.
And government conspiracy dark.
While much of this story was interesting in a Michael Crichton kind of way, the author complicates things a bit by introducing plotlines and characters that, on their own, would be chilling enough. Throw in the pandemic and it's just a lot to take. At least for those dumb enough to read it before being vaccinated.
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