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Book Review By Steve Schmitz
The Cobra Event by Richard Preston

A bio-medical thriller from the creator of "The Hot Zone" Goes back and forth between fictional story, and factual background. If you're at all interested in Biological Warfare, this is a must read.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
Medical Thriller Yes
Medical Plotlets:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30 %

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Eccentric: Yes
Motive of antagonist - revenge
The antagonists are: - evil doctors
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
United States Yes
Desert? Yes
Misc setting - fort/military installation - scientific labs

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Unusual forms of death - biohazard/virus
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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