Contagion
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Contagion

by Lisa Jackson

1995•Thriller•457 pages

Taste attributes: thrillerscience fictiondramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricaterescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeHeavy and unsavoury: an original thriller, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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About This Book

One of Cook's most successful - & timely - best-sellers. Contagion is a terrifying cautionary tale for the millennium as a deadly epidemic is spread not merely by microbes - but by sabotage.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ThrillerScience fictionDramaRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Communicable diseasesScience fictionMedical fiction

Details

Author
Lisa Jackson
Published
1995
Pages
457
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