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A review by merikson09
Infected by Scott Sigler
1.0
If you're tempted to read something about infectious diseases that turn humans into murderous psychopaths (like every good fictitious disease does) and you see this title come your way: don't. You're better off re-reading something in that literary category than trudging through this mess.
I saw this listed on Penguin/Random House's Scary Book Bracket this past October and instantly added it to my list. If it's in a battle with 15 other books, two of which included Stephen King, it had to be good. Right?
I did some research, heard it was a podcast book (great idea!), and started listening.
I don't know what I noticed first: the atrociously read prose (read by the author himself...) or the exorbitant amount of swearing.
I get it. I'm not bothered by it. People swear, ESPECIALLY when they're in life threatening situations caused by some kind of psychopathic parasite living under their skin. Who wouldn't? But what excuse does the third-party narrator have to use vulgar expressions when describing people, body parts, or events? It's written like a teenager who discovered cursing for the first time and is allowed to use them without anyone guiding their usage.
Save your time. Save your reading dignity. Pass this one by.
I saw this listed on Penguin/Random House's Scary Book Bracket this past October and instantly added it to my list. If it's in a battle with 15 other books, two of which included Stephen King, it had to be good. Right?
I did some research, heard it was a podcast book (great idea!), and started listening.
I don't know what I noticed first: the atrociously read prose (read by the author himself...) or the exorbitant amount of swearing.
I get it. I'm not bothered by it. People swear, ESPECIALLY when they're in life threatening situations caused by some kind of psychopathic parasite living under their skin. Who wouldn't? But what excuse does the third-party narrator have to use vulgar expressions when describing people, body parts, or events? It's written like a teenager who discovered cursing for the first time and is allowed to use them without anyone guiding their usage.
Save your time. Save your reading dignity. Pass this one by.