Helpful Score: 4
This book was nothing like I expected it to be. Scott Sigler definitely has a knack for discriptive writing. Some of the scenes were so graphic it turned my stomach. While I did not paricularly enjoy the story, I couldn't put the book down. I had to know what was going to happen next. I was disappointed at the end, however, because I felt like the story just ended for the sake of ending and didn't fully come to a conclusion. I did see that there is a sequel, so I'm guessing it will pick up where this one left off.
Helpful Score: 3
Graphic novel, not for the faint of heart I really got into it for some odd reason, hubby said he screamed at some of the things the infected man did to himself. I liked it all but the ending seemed like they ran out of time/effort in my opinion. I liked the style it was written although it was not my normal genre.
Helpful Score: 2
I had my doubts about this book and put it off for a while. My boyfriend ended up reading it first. He enjoyed it but said that he couldn't have anything to do with it when it was around time to eat. The gore was so detailed that it made him sick. My first thought was... cool. I like anything that can really "get" to me. It makes that book stand out. I would have to say that the gore is pretty intense. I cringed a few times throughout the book. Found myself scratching when it probably wasn't necessary. But I didn't get sick and didn't think it was too bad.
The book is about these people that get "infected". When they do they go crazy. If they are killed either by themselves or by others, their body starts breaking down and turning into a black sludge before anyone can examine the body. How do you diagnose and cure something you can't even check into?
I will most definitely read the next book. I am very curious to see where this goes. I highly recommend this book if you like a bit of suspense, humor and gore all mixed in one.
The book is about these people that get "infected". When they do they go crazy. If they are killed either by themselves or by others, their body starts breaking down and turning into a black sludge before anyone can examine the body. How do you diagnose and cure something you can't even check into?
I will most definitely read the next book. I am very curious to see where this goes. I highly recommend this book if you like a bit of suspense, humor and gore all mixed in one.
Who doesn't remember Sinatra's song I've got you under my skin (I've got you deep in the heart of me.So deep in my heart, that you're really a part of me).
Something similar feels Perry Dawson when he develops first a rash and later triangle shaped growths with eyes. It gets worse when he hears voices in his head and these voices begin to communicate with him, demanding and wanting to be fed. Struggling with the voices that become a part of him he tries his best to withstand their demands but he gets weaker with each passing hour.
Dew Philipps has sworn revenge to the person responsible for the death of his much younger partner. The person who killed his partner is dead but was infected with something the CIA and the leading epidemiologist Margaret Montoya don't know much about. They know the infected humans have turned into paranoid killing machines but their dead bodies always decompose faster as the remains can be gathered or processed for further examination. They need a live example to learn the secret about this disease if it is one and feel their wishes fulfilled when Perry sends an email to a website set up by the CIA to find more infected humans.
No one knows yet that the seeds fell from heaven, and invaded human bodies across America. That these humans have become hosts to something so finely engineered that the seeds slowly overwrite the human DNA and create something foreign to make the bodies their own incubator.
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It took me a bit to get into the story and the writers style but I got largely excited how the story around Perry Dawson unfolded and how precise Scott Sigler described what happened to Perry and how he tried to get rid of the triangles on his body.
The reality of what happens in this novel is scary, the used science even more scarier.
I was able to put myself into Perry's character so easily, first for feeling sympathy when he began scratching himself (who hasn't had a rash in his life ?) and later acted to the voices demands in his head.
Sigler is a new author for me and I can't wait to read the continuation of Infected, named Contagious. Worthwhile when you enjoy science fiction and aren't afraid of developing a rash.
Also it needs to be mentioned that the title of certain chapters were just hilarious. :-)
Sigler offers his books as podcasts free on his website or you can also visit randomhouse and listen to the whole book online.
Something similar feels Perry Dawson when he develops first a rash and later triangle shaped growths with eyes. It gets worse when he hears voices in his head and these voices begin to communicate with him, demanding and wanting to be fed. Struggling with the voices that become a part of him he tries his best to withstand their demands but he gets weaker with each passing hour.
Dew Philipps has sworn revenge to the person responsible for the death of his much younger partner. The person who killed his partner is dead but was infected with something the CIA and the leading epidemiologist Margaret Montoya don't know much about. They know the infected humans have turned into paranoid killing machines but their dead bodies always decompose faster as the remains can be gathered or processed for further examination. They need a live example to learn the secret about this disease if it is one and feel their wishes fulfilled when Perry sends an email to a website set up by the CIA to find more infected humans.
No one knows yet that the seeds fell from heaven, and invaded human bodies across America. That these humans have become hosts to something so finely engineered that the seeds slowly overwrite the human DNA and create something foreign to make the bodies their own incubator.
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It took me a bit to get into the story and the writers style but I got largely excited how the story around Perry Dawson unfolded and how precise Scott Sigler described what happened to Perry and how he tried to get rid of the triangles on his body.
The reality of what happens in this novel is scary, the used science even more scarier.
I was able to put myself into Perry's character so easily, first for feeling sympathy when he began scratching himself (who hasn't had a rash in his life ?) and later acted to the voices demands in his head.
Sigler is a new author for me and I can't wait to read the continuation of Infected, named Contagious. Worthwhile when you enjoy science fiction and aren't afraid of developing a rash.
Also it needs to be mentioned that the title of certain chapters were just hilarious. :-)
Sigler offers his books as podcasts free on his website or you can also visit randomhouse and listen to the whole book online.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this is a guy's book. The constant talk of needing to scratch your balls, your a$$, etc was a little nauseating for me. The story itself was ok if you can breathe thru the blanketing layer of testosterone. Not my favorite book by far but I suppose not the worst (tho close).
This book is about people getting infected by these strange spores that comes to life once it gets into the body, borrowing your body's raw materials to react a living organism that worms into your nervous system including your brain, and through chemical processes and neural-tapping starts to control the person. I love the detail to science, and then you see what it does to a person when the books follow this wonderful character by the name of Perry Dawsey, who was this HUGE ex-football player who could have easily become a major NFL star if not for a devastating knee injury. Well, this guy is TOUGH, and even as he gets infected, he becomes the only character that you feel has some hope of coming against these impossibly adaptable entities. The characters are 3 dimensional and you really get riveted into these people, but also the science, the military response, and the mystery of finding out what these organisms actually are. It reads like a movie, if someone makes this into a movie w/o changing any of the storyline, it would be an awesome movie. I had so much fun reading this, and became obsessed about reading the next book.
It was good.
I had no idea that this book is set largely in Michigan! It was a little surreal having the writer describing places that I have seen, or been to. I made this book hit a little closer to home with..no pun intended.
I enjoyed this book as a one time read, however, it wasn't one that I would pick up and re-read. The storyline was decent, but I found that most of the characters were lacking depth.
I enjoyed this book as a one time read, however, it wasn't one that I would pick up and re-read. The storyline was decent, but I found that most of the characters were lacking depth.
This book was okay. It started out really well, but became far-fetched, in my opinion. I also found it to be too gruesome in disgusting details for me. Certainly not for the squeamish, and I don't think I'll be reading this author again.
The topic of this book was interesting enough to compel me to continue reading; However, I would like to have connected to the characters a bit more. Some of the descriptions are very graphic and had me feeling a bit squeamish, not a feeling I am used to. A good read on a cold, winter night.
