Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Hot Zone by Preston, Richard Preston

20 reviews

kristasorocks's review against another edition

medium-paced

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Medical content, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Excrement and Sexism

reading_under_covers's review against another edition

5.0

Just as intense and terrifying as it was when I first read it a decade ago. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Gore, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death

archer3's review

dark informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

This is one of the most illuminating and intriguing books I've ever read. Preston's writing style is so engaging; I just couldn't put the book down. This work gave me a new appreciation for the microbes that surround us and it inspired so many questions that I spent a long time researching.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Vomit and Excrement

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, War, and Gun violence

phantomgecko's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.0

Ebola certified terrifying. I don't really have much to say about this book. A few repetitive facts, but nonfiction be like that sometimes. Conclusions drawn at the end were interesting. While I don't think humans are a virus the earth needs to purge herself of, human hubris leading to the uncovering of deadly viruses is legit.

The military acting with little to no oversight and the author being in favor of it was a cool feature (derogatory).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Medical content

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Medical trauma, Animal death, Blood, and Death

Minor: Sexism

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Excrement, Body horror, Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Vomit, and Gore

Moderate: Sexism and Death of parent

kelsyalexandra's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Medical content, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Vomit and Excrement

Minor: Death of parent and Violence

mousey's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced

5.0

This book is disgusting in the best way possible. The gory details of illness and death is nauseating, but the storyline and the information is so captivating that you can’t put it down. 
This book is also devastatingly sad. You will cry, you will mourn for the people and animals who’s stories are told. The Hot Zone makes a really human connection with the reader, and it ensures that you stay interested in the fast paced novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexism, Terminal illness, Child death, Grief, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Violence, Death of parent, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization

m0usey's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Wow. A great read in the most painful way possible. This book is going to have you on the edge of your seat, it’s going to have you crying, it’s going to have you gagging. Honestly amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Grief, Gore, Medical content, Blood, Child death, Death, Excrement, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexism and Xenophobia

Minor: War

lilymouse's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

Loved the narrative style of giving information.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Medical content, Animal death, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness