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cinemazombie's review against another edition
5.0
Reads exactly like what you would expect the screenwriter for Jurassic Park and Mission: Impossible would create if you asked for a bio-terror thriller. A small-but-diverse cast of likeable characters find themselves working to save the world and stay alive in a small-town underground storage center as a killer fungus long-dormant wakes for its final chance to escape. Ex-cons, stolen TVs, secret government strike teams, exploding deer, and a whole lot of guns come together in this incredibly snappy and thoroughly entertaining read. Couldn't put it down once I started.
laellaj's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Drug use, Excrement, Terminal illness, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Gore
jimbowen0306's review against another edition
3.0
If asked for a one sentence summary of this book, I'd say it was a daft mixture of The Stand (by Stephen King) and Resident Evil (you know the Milla Jovovich zombie apocalypse series).
In this book, there are a couple of fixers headed by Roberto Diaz, who do CIA/Department of Defence "wet work", dealing with biohazard and nuclear terrorists. On a mission in the 1990s, they pick up a spore that is growing like billy-o on Australian tribal lands. They save the day, only to have to save the day in present times, the spore has escaped, and Diaz has to step in to save the day again, along with 2 minimum wage storage facility employees (because that happens).
It's a daft read, but good fun if you switch your brain off for a while.
In this book, there are a couple of fixers headed by Roberto Diaz, who do CIA/Department of Defence "wet work", dealing with biohazard and nuclear terrorists. On a mission in the 1990s, they pick up a spore that is growing like billy-o on Australian tribal lands. They save the day, only to have to save the day in present times, the spore has escaped, and Diaz has to step in to save the day again, along with 2 minimum wage storage facility employees (because that happens).
It's a daft read, but good fun if you switch your brain off for a while.
wildbookbear's review against another edition
5.0
*chefs kiss*
Interesting story, funny characters, great writing.
Interesting story, funny characters, great writing.
booklover000's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
evaromero's review against another edition
2.0
Me da rabia, pero no ha sido para mí. Empieza potente y el concepto del hongo me parece increíble, pero no he conseguido conectar con los personajes. Con ninguno. La verdad es que me la han pelado bastante. No sé, esperaba que la trama fuera por otro lado.
jenhurst's review against another edition
2.0
This is in the same vein as Blake crouch or Michael Chricton, in that it’s a thriller with a scifi twist. In this case they found a deadly spore that is the largest organism in the world in Oregon. The issue is that compared to the other two authors it was rather inspiring.