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Originally Posted by cyrnel
Slightly old news by now, but The Hot Zone had me gagging for a couple days. Richard Preston's true stories with lengthy descriptions of the effects of hemorrhagic fever are gripping. Enjoy bedtime ebola stories? This one's for you.
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Seconded, and, while fictional, The Cobra Event is also disturbing in some of the same regards.
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Originally Posted by maleficent
I wouldn't walk over subway grates for about 2 weeks after reading that book - and it really reinforced my irrational phobia of clowns...
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heh... as opposed to the
rational phobia of clowns?
Personally, after reading The Stand I felt weird for a while. Not only did I notice people being sick a lot more, but started wondering what kind of role I would play in such a situation... and if I'd just be one of the poor dolts who never had a chance...