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Post by monklady123 on Mar 14, 2020 10:33:41 GMT
Read this thread at your own risk....   lol I saw a mention of "The Stand" on another thread, and apocalyptic/dystopian is my favorite genre (I realize it isn't necessarily the same thing...) -- So I thought it would be fun to list books you've read specifically about viruses and pandemics. Just a random selection of some of the ones I've read: The Stand (obviously) -- SO good, I might have to do a reread while I'm off work The Crossing -- I picked this up quite by accident yesterday at the library when I was stocking up ahead of our library closing (as if I needed to stock up! lol.. between my bookshelves and my Kindle I have enough to read for a year or so  ) The Andromeda Strain -- and oldie but goodie The Companions -- interesting questions about artificial intelligence The Passage -- I read this one some time ago, I liked it okay but it wasn't one of my favorites. Station Eleven -- Excellent, and a bit more hopeful than some others. Chronicles of the One -- a series, a mix of the pandemic and fantasy, a good read And while I was googling to remind myself of some of the books I've read about pandemics I discovered a few more I want to read, lol. Those are: The End of October (coming out in a month or so.....and the author said that as he reads about the coronavirus he feels like he's reading chapters from his book) Severance -- takes place in NYC where my dd is right now Zone One -- I'd never heard of this one but it's by Colson Whitehead who wrote The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad, both of which I've just read and loved! And I was lucky to find it just now in ebook form at my library -- I know what I'm doing today!  What else have you read? Also, as I was downloading Zone One I was SO grateful for the invention of ebooks, since my library is closed for who knows how long. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Mar 14, 2020 10:43:38 GMT
I’m reading the Nora Roberts series Chronicles of the One. It’s fluff, but really interesting how they rebuild civilization. I’m on the last one now (of three). It deals with magic, lore, the light and dark, and rebuilding a community. It’s not my usual genre at all, but I’m enjoying it and it’s so on point right now.
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Post by wellway on Mar 14, 2020 10:51:42 GMT
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Post by monklady123 on Mar 14, 2020 11:03:56 GMT
Oh yes, I forgot about that one! Checking my library now... ETA: My library doesn't have it!  But, I found it in ebook form at the library in a neighboring county. Yay for reciprocal library agreements! lol |
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Post by pjaye on Mar 14, 2020 11:04:58 GMT
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (that's why we need machetes!)
As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Mar 14, 2020 11:06:46 GMT
I recently read Zone One and would recommend it.
Others I've read:
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World (Fletcher)
The Dog Stars (Heller) Along with Station Eleven, one of my all time favorites.
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Post by wellway on Mar 14, 2020 11:13:05 GMT
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (that's why we need machetes!) As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner I was given The Day of the Triffids to read when I was a teenager recovering from operation on one of my eyes! Memories. |
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Post by pjaye on Mar 14, 2020 11:34:12 GMT
recovering from operation on one of my eyes! Memories. That was a bit mean...had the giver read the book? |
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Post by wellway on Mar 14, 2020 11:42:31 GMT
recovering from operation on one of my eyes! Memories. That was a bit mean...had the giver read the book? Yes, but I think they figured I'd relate to the people who were sighted as I had half my head and eyes bandaged. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Mar 14, 2020 12:24:53 GMT
I follow Diana Gabeldon (author of the Outlander series) on Facebook. She is recommending Plague by Chris (C.C.) Humphreys.
The Methadone list is a compilation of books she recommends. Lots of good books there.
And I’ll second my gratitude for ebooks. Our American library closed with no notice, but the good news is that I get to keep the cookbooks that I had checked out until it reopens!
I also heard that yesterday at the American school, the kids were all given the chance to check our books before going home. The schools will be closed for the next 60 days, so I would imagine some of those books will get read and reread. Pretty impressive, as I’m sure some of those books will never make it back as people move over the summer.
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Post by withapea on Mar 14, 2020 13:40:09 GMT
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Post by SockMonkey on Mar 14, 2020 13:43:12 GMT
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker is about as close to home as it gets right now. It's SO GOOD. In my top 10 last year: www.goodreads.com/book/show/34409176-the-dreamersIn an isolated college town in the hills of Southern California, a freshman girl stumbles into her dorm room, falls asleep—and doesn’t wake up. She sleeps through the morning, into the evening. Her roommate, Mei, cannot rouse her. Neither can the paramedics who carry her away, nor the perplexed doctors at the hospital. Then a second girl falls asleep, and then another, and panic takes hold of the college and spreads to the town. As the number of cases multiplies, classes are canceled, and stores begin to run out of supplies. A quarantine is established. The National Guard is summoned.
Mei, an outsider in the cliquish hierarchy of dorm life, finds herself thrust together with an eccentric, idealistic classmate. Two visiting professors try to protect their newborn baby as the once-quiet streets descend into chaos. A father succumbs to the illness, leaving his daughters to fend for themselves. And at the hospital, a new life grows within a college girl, unbeknownst to her—even as she sleeps. A psychiatrist, summoned from Los Angeles, attempts to make sense of the illness as it spreads through the town. Those infected are displaying unusual levels of brain activity, more than has ever been recorded. They are dreaming heightened dreams—but of what?
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Post by monklady123 on Mar 14, 2020 13:48:11 GMT
I totally forgot about this one, and I just read it a month or so ago. lol at me. It was a good one. |
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Post by purplebee on Mar 14, 2020 13:55:03 GMT
The Stand and Wanderers are on my top ten of all time list! But I don’t think I want to reread The Stand right now...
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Post by lovemybabes on Mar 14, 2020 14:05:01 GMT
OOHHH! I'm so going to check these out. |
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Post by mimima on Mar 14, 2020 14:16:02 GMT
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Ellison - I read that earlier this year. Big mistake.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
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Post by happyOCgirl on Mar 14, 2020 14:59:46 GMT
Swan Song by Robert McCammon
You’re happy it’s as long as it is because it’s sooooo good!! Second favorite next to The Stand.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Mar 14, 2020 16:03:11 GMT
I think a reread of The Stand is called for! To this day, it's my #1 favorite novel. I read it when it came out when I was in Jr High. I also highly recommend the miniseries they made of it starring Gary Sinese. Considering how much I love that book, I'm pleased to say the miniseries is a wonderful adaption.
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Post by RobbyKay on Mar 14, 2020 16:20:28 GMT
Mike Chen's A Beginning at the End is set in post-pandemic San Francisco. It's a good read!
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Post by Bridget in MD on Mar 14, 2020 17:49:57 GMT
I Have station eleven on hold at my now closed library.... maybe it's good i can't get to it! LOL
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Post by chendra on Mar 14, 2020 18:10:09 GMT
Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. A classic!
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Post by freebird on Mar 14, 2020 19:24:04 GMT
Inferno by Dan Brown. A purposely made pandemic to thin the herd.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Mar 14, 2020 19:41:32 GMT
I just downloaded the Nora Roberts trilogy and The Stand. After many years and many moves, I no longer have a copy of it.
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Post by monklady123 on Mar 14, 2020 21:14:55 GMT
I Have station eleven on hold at my now closed library.... maybe it's good i can't get to it! LOL I found the ebook at my library so I've just downloaded it. |
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Post by janamke on Mar 14, 2020 23:23:56 GMT
The Things That Keep Us Here by Clara Buckley
This is the reason I started to buy water weeks ago. Too many people get sick to maintain infrastructure. Good read.
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But, I found it in ebook form at the library in a neighboring county. Yay for reciprocal library agreements! lol
