| The Hot Zone is about a mutated form of the Ebola virus called Marburg virus. The book vividly describes symptoms, and is mainly about attempting where Marburg came from, and how it should be diagnosed/treated/cured | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear) How difficult to spot villain? - Very obvious Time/era of story: Medical Thriller Yes Medical Plotlets: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Main Adversary Identity: - natural phenomena Setting Africa Yes Part of Africa: - Black Africa Small town? Yes Misc setting - scientific labs Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - biology/medical Unusual forms of death - biohazard/virus Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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