The Hot Zone

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Summary: The Hot Zone
Review: I think that this is one of the best books I have ever read in my life. It keeps you reading and you never know what will happen next or where they will go. I like this book because it was about a deadly deasise (ebola), I'm very interested in this kind of thing because its not something you run into every day. I think that Richard Preston did a great job on detail in this book wich is essential to make the reader interested for a long amount of time. I have read this book numerous times just to read it. I give it a 5. but anyway, the book is about a desise that just wont go away, it tracks down new hosts to live in and potentially kill. It originated in england, by the name of marburg, than a different virus popped up in sudan, it went the name of ebola sudan, than to zire, by the name of ebola zire. The team of reasercers were on a race against time to get this under controle before it resulted in a pandemic. which would kill billions.

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Summary: Terrific book
Review: I thought that The Hot Zone was a terrific non-fiction book. It was so graphic and descriptive that I felt I could actually see it happening. Richard Preston did a wonderful job in bringing such a deadly virus into my reality. It makes you wonder about what is really out there. Never again shall I take for granted the meaning of life.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: I loved this book. I hope to be a doctor at some point in my future, and work in the field with viruses and such. This book, and The Cobra Event (also by Preston) give a gripping fictional edge to reality that you hardly know is there. I recommend it for anyone who likes a good thrill!

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Summary: Frightening
Review: I read a lot of books but NEVER this type of book -- I usually go for books that are fun or mysterious but not terrifying. I picked up "The Hot Zone" because I'd heard so much about the book, and wanted to see what everyone was talking about. Between this book and the movie "Outbreak", out about the same time, I realized what a fragile grip we have on our presence on this planet. I kept reading and with every horrifying page I kept having to remind myself, "This is a true story!" Richard Preston did a fantastic job putting together these events in a gripping, page-turning (dare I say "entertaining"?) way.

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Summary: Everyone should read it
Review: I think that the world will end this way! We will be wiped out by a virus such as "Ebola Zaire" which is known as a "slate killer" wiping the human life off the slate of the earth. A very unique book that imparts some utterly fascinating information about the nature of the virus and how it "burns" through it's host.

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Summary: True Gripper
Review: This book is extremely well written. Reading this book will change the way you look at things sometimes. Although its not a horror, it was a thrilling, scary read. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

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Summary: This Can Really Happen!
Review: This book scared me to death because it is true. I couldn't put it down, though. It's very graphic and the images pop in your head. The auther did a great job of describing everything. I do recomend this book, but if you are easily repulsed, you might want to pass on this.

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Summary: The Hot Zone
Review: this is an absolutely fabulous book, but you might want to skip the first third of the book if you have a weak stomach, it's very graphic as to what the ebola virus does to you. I loved this book it has inspired me to go into medical research as my occupation. of course i have a strong stomach....

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Summary: This Book Grabbed Me--Like Ebola Attacks "Any" Living Cell
Review: Cruel and sickening acts of violence committed by humans against humans, lead me to believe in like punishment for the proven guilty. However, I would never, ever, wish anyone to come in contact with this 100% letal virus (Ebola Zaire). I had never heard of the term Ebola--until a friend told me about the book. The book even drove me to discuss the virus with a Disease Prevention professional who studied the disease in Zaire (not to be named). With a global economy--many modes of travel--quick travel--ebola having a 14-day incubation period--one drop of Ebola Zaire could wipe out "many" major cities in just days. What a weapon. This book will grab you like the ebola virus attacks every cell (human or animal), with relentless disregard for anything!

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Summary: The Bloody Virus
Review: The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston, is a book that follows the events of the Ebola virus, and its sister Marburg. Preston tells about the people infected, as well as the ones who study it. The virus started in Africa and killed many people. It really became a problem when there was an outbreak in the United States. Luckily the virus in the U.S. was not able to infect humans, it was however easily spread through the monkeys. Unlike the other Ebola viruses that spread through contact of bodily fluids, it spreads through the air like the flu virus.
For the most part, the book was well written. However, it was in chronological order and some parts skipped around. It also repeated itself a lot throughout. It is amazing how much detail Preston gave. You can really see the victims lying there, blood pouring from their bodies. You can hear the sound of the body releasing all the internal fluids; it is quite disgusting. If you have a weak stomach, this book is not for you. If you enjoy a book that seems unbelievable, or so amazingly detailed that it could easily be fiction, but is true, this is a great book. The Hot Zone will cause one to enjoy reading; it keeps you guessing, "What happens next?"