Review: Frighteningly Realistic Possibility
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2013
What if someone had access to a weaponized form of smallpox? Mr Nuttall has realized this horrific possibility into a well paced, passionate and grim look at a possible future. He takes the time to explore the ramifications on most scales (personal to global) while still retaining a good pace to keep the reader interested.As can be imagined of a disaster scenario of this type, the book is highly charged with politics, social issues and emotion. What the US would do in response to this type of attack, the different reactions of the US citizenry and the heartbreak of losing close friends and family are all explored.One of the more memorable characters is a well adjusted man at the start of the book and evolves over the course of events into an embittered broken husk. Mr. Nuttall's portrayal of the sequence of events to bring about this change is very bittersweet and oh so true. I was surprised by the twists and turns of this character's story and his emotional turmoil. At times I disagreed with some of the emotional turmoil and reactions, only to be surprised a little later at how well it fit into this particular storyline.Overall this book is a very worthwhile read. The detail is rich without overpowering the pacing of a good story. And for those who want a little less intellectual thought in reading a book can easily absorb and ignore/forget the more intricate details. I highly recommend this book.