A review by mierke
Ebola 76 by Amir Tag Elsir

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I wavered over this rating quite a bit. There were parts I liked. I definitely think that if Tag Elsir had leaned more into the idea of using Ebola as its main character - which is how it seemed to go at the beginning, and then it kinda lost its way - this book would have been better. Mostly because none of the human characters were actually all that interesting. Misogyny and sexism were rampant throughout, both in the way the story is told (none of the women are allowed to be any sort of interesting) and in the way the characters behave. What really clenched the rating for me, though, was the ending; it felt like Tag Elsir lost interest in the story and decided to stop there, instead of writing an actual ending.