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Infected: A Novel
  • Infected: A Novel
  • Author: Scott Sigler
  • Binding: Paperback
  • ISBN: 030740630X
  • Pages: 400
  • Published: 2008-10-14

The cover caught my eye while browsing the library one day. I was mesmerized by it actually. I could not put this book down as I glanced through it's pages. I am a junkie for life. Oprah...get this man on your show!! Buy this book! To be continued... This happens about once a month. I go to the library, see a book with an interesting cover ("A triangle shaped iris?! Well heck, I'll read about that!")and I take it home. Then, after about 50 pages I am just frustrated and annoyed by the poor writing. Then, for the remainder of my time reading the book, my poor husband has to endure my constant groans, copious use of expletives and long-winded diatribes aimed at the disaster that is that book.

This was the case with Infected. I do not recommend this book. For some unknown reason I saw this book through to the end and I can tell you straight out: it is not worth reading. The end was dull. The story was full of cliches. The action was sparse and predictable. Just avoid this book. Please. I picked Infected up on a whim. I'm so glad I did! This book is not scary in the typical sense of "things that go bump in the night" Boogeyman type of thing. This is one of those scary conspiracy with aliens kind of thing. Any time you hear the government is keeping stuff from you (especially things like ohh..a mysterious virus that is liquefying people) that's scary stuff.
I recommend this book to anyone who is open to a new kind of terror and maybe just a little paranoid. The book is awesome. Perry Dawson is a great character in the book. I have enjoyed everything that I have listened to or read of Scott Sigler's work. Thanks for the entertainment Scott!!! I'm not sure if I'm reading the same book as the people giving it a 1-2 star review. I loved this book. I've given this book to several of my friends and they all loved it too. The characters are fully realized and you find yourself rooting for them against the odds. It's a psychological thriller that grabs you by the throat. You WILL be scratching and checking your skin. Read it and then get "Contagious" To paraphrase, if you are easily offended, this may not be the book for you.