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Summary: The Hot Zone
Review: I found the hot zone interesting. It scary to think that something that lethal comes from nature. I dont uderstand why anyone would want to work in a place with viruses that have no cure. I liked the book, because it kept your interest to see what was going to happen next. At first the book was real intense, but then it started repeating itself(in the middle) then when it reached the USA it scared me to think that anyone could spread the virus without any sign. I dont understand why the monkeys werent checked before coming to the USA. I think this book would be good for other students to read. If mother nature is upset with us just think what she can do. I wanted to visit Africa before I read the book, now I dont. Makes you think how lucky we are not to have these in our country. The scary thing is the virus seems to change. I really injoyed the book.
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Summary: The Indestructible Virus
Review: The Hot Zone is based on a true story. The book describes the quest of many to stop or at least slow down a level four virus. The virus, if not stopped, would have wiped out Washington, DC. Within a matter of weeks. The world itself, within a month. Join me on reviewing this catastrophe, The Hot Zone. The Hot Zone is a good book, anybody who is interested in science or virus should read it. It takes allot to make a good book; The Hot Zone has it all. For instance, there is allot of suspense through out the book, With dieing monkeys and infected people you never really know what to expect. The Hot Zone is a real seat edger. Equally important, is the type of person that would read this book. You have to have a strong stomach and a good imagination, not to mention a love for science. This book is definitely recommended to the non-fiction reader. A good book always has a good character and a favorite part of the book! What's a gook Book without a favorite part and a favorite character? For this reason, Nancy Jaxx is my favorite. She is the strongest most daring and the bravest character, coming from my point of view. Women like her make history for saving the lives of many. Like wise, there's always a favorite part. My favorite part was when the author vividly described Charles Monet's Bleed out. You can tell the author has a very imaginative outlook. You relate better to a book when you have a character that you can best compare to yourself or have a favorite part you can compare to something you have done. Overall, The Hot Zone was a satisfying tid bit I'll add to my collection. Through Blood and gore and favorite parts, this book is worth a try.
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Summary: The Safest Way to get First Person info on Ebola!
Review: This book is really awsome! It goes in depth about the disease but it is also about how it it is handled in different cases around the world. Richard Preston provides an interesting look at the military's bioterrorism "section" a useful bit of information, especially now. You see, he acually went to Africa so he is a reliable source. He also includes about three or more cases about Ebola and describes it very well.[Believe me I almost had to run to the restroom, very good descriptions!] If you want a well written informative non-fiction/fiction book READ THIS!!
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Summary: A little less filler please
Review: Hit and miss effort by Mr. Preston. The melting down and all around descriptions are the virus running amok are very interesting. However, the effort to tug at our heart strings is sloppy and manipulative and loses the focus of the book for the most part.Some of the writing seems a bit forced and therefore doesn't flow very well, but some is dead on... oh well just my opinion
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Summary: Awesome book!
Review: I first heard about this book when I was a junior in high school..my chemistry teacher had told us about this book and before you know it, pretty much everyone is reading the book!:) This book is nonfiction, about the ebola virus..and it is very interesting and not boring at all. (since I always tend to think nonfiction is boring..lol) Reading this book gives you the chills at times, because it's for real..it all really happened, it's not just your regular book! He writes about how the ebola "reston" (the name the experts that first saw it decided to call it..since it was found in Reston, va..suburbs of d.c...pretty scary huh? scarier cause reston happens to be like 30 minutes from where i live..) was found in a monkey warehouse in reston, va! this strain of ebola was found to be airborne (which the other ones weren't) and thankfully not life-threatening to humans, only the monkeys...meaning, people can't catch the ebola reston (but it's still under highest security level still)I guess this particular strain of ebola was so similar to ebola zaire (which has a high mortality rate) so that pretty much everyone was... their pants!lol they didn't know it wasn't ebola zaire..
anyways, i hope that wasn't confusing to some people reading this..but basically, it's a very suspenseful and horrifying at times because it is real! for all you people that are fascinated by viruses and microorganisms, read this book! you won't regret it!
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Summary: The fact that it's real is scary enough.
Review: This book scared me because it is based upon reality.
The events that took place in this book are real, and when you read what some of these viruses can do, it will scare you to.
With everything going on now; AIDS, Anthrax, etc. this is a must read.
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Summary: Much more terrifying than any fiction book I've ever read
Review: In his high- suspense, terrifying non- fiction novel, The Hot Zone, Richard Prestons delivers quite a thriller practically from page one. Once I opened this book, I could not put it down. I found myself reading it almost everywhere I went. But what makes it so great, one might ask? Well, the scariness of the novel, for one thing. The prospect of a lethal virus using a primate as a host is enough to make anyone jump out of their skin, especially since the book is non- fiction. And another thing: the unexpectedness of this novel makes you want to read more. You never know where the author is going to take you in his quest to explain the three lethal viruses (Ebola Sudan, Marburg, and Ebola Zaire) discussed in this book. Of course, for those of you who get scared easily, The Hot Zone is definitely not for you. But for the rest of you readers out there, I highly recommend that you give this book a try. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Lousy writing
Review: Not a bad book- the subject matter is innately fascinating, but Preston's writing is so poor that I was constantly distracted. In his attempt to be "novelistic" (is that a word?) he loads his scenes with imagined details- what a victim was thinking for example. He is fond of repeating himself ad nauseum, expecially with oh so clever metaphors like "It was a slate wiper, a population thinner, etc."
The single worst line in the book sounds like an intentional joke. "They wanted to do experiments on Ebola, but they didn't want ebola to do experiments on them." If you can explain what that line means, please let me know.
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Summary: The Hot Zone: Precautionary or Prevailing
Review: The book I have just finished, which was Virus Ground Zero helped to clarify some things within the Hot Zone which warned us of the coming viruses. The egregious effects of the ebola virus displayed within the Hot Zone book caused me to seek more enlightenment on the topic, so I chose to read Virus Ground Zero. This was a more than sufficiant counter to the warnings given within the Hot Zone. The Hot Zone, however was a very interesting book which caused me to seek knowledge that I, otherwise would not have gained. This book to me was not only interesting on the topic of The Center for Disease Control, but concurred that we should choose a proactive means in preventing the spread of diseases. Moreover, I feel that you should read the Hot Zone so that you can gain some background knowledge on the topic of the CDC and their procedures in the Hot Zone. I also recommend reading Virus Ground Zero as a counter, or The Coming Plague as a similar yet different book.
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Summary: left my stomach turning or having me sigh in relief
Review: The chilling true story of an Ebola virus outbreak in a suburb close to Washington, near where I currently live. This was a very good book, that educates while entertaining. Preston built up to climaxes several times through the book which either left my stomach turning or having me sigh in relief.
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