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Book Review of The Hot Zone

The Hot Zone
The Hot Zone
Author: Richard Preston
Genre: Nonfiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


Not for the faint of heart, the hypochondriac or the chronic worrier.

This book is a true story of how close we may have come to a global pandemic and how close we may be to an airborne strain of Ebola that could wipe out 90% of the world's population.

It's a gripping book that reads like a novel. When you start reading it like a novel, the build ups result in let downs. When you remember it is nonfiction, it's quite scary.

3 stars out of 5