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Lucky Man: A Memoir

Michael J. Fox

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In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with...

Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Splits in Books

Apr 22, 2023

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The Splits
By M.V Clark
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Imagine an eerie, parallel London living through a mysterious pandemic…

Two sisters escape a traumatic childhood to build perfect lives. Then one day Anna’s husband starts losing his mind. And Claire’s son becomes so volatile she’s frightened to be around him.

A terrifying disease known as ‘the splits’ lingers on the streets of the city. The science is definitive – the splits is quick, gruesome and fatal. There can be no link to what ails the men in Anna and Claire's families.

Except that nothing about this disease is what it seems. Evidence is emerging of a slow-burn variety, which infects its victims so stealthily it is invisible until the terrible end-stage.

A maverick researcher is touting a risky experimental cure. Anna rejects this as a dangerous fantasy.

But for Claire, it is her only chance to save her disintegrating boy.

What happens next changes the sisters' lives forever, as they fight themselves and each other for one last shot at happiness.

This was totally different to your average zombie infection read. I really enjoyed it. The characters and their lives were so interesting and it was definitely a different take on what makes a “zombie”. Very clever writing.

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Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated V for Vendetta (2005) in Movies

Jan 11, 2018

V for Vendetta (2005)

2005 | Action, Thriller

7.7

(58 Ratings)

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A great unknown masked hero

Set in a universes where Britain rules all and disease has destroyed alot of people including a rare virus where people were experimented on for a vaccine our rare hero emerges as one of the ones who survied the testing. He is geared towards taking down all the culprits behind the testing and the current British rule. Our heroine is a girl who wants to fight but needs to know why is at one point shown the way through a very harsh manor. This movie is very underrated and some of the fight scenes are great.

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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The Disease in Books

Jan 12, 2018

[The Disease] by [George Hamilton] was a medical thriller that pits government loyalty versus the good of humanity. I would like to say this was a post apocalyptic story but sadly I can see events like this being possible today.

The characters of Olga and Ludmilla face choices that will not only affect them but possibly the entire world. The setting is an Eastern European nation while a pandemic rages. Ludmilla is a doctor and "Daughter of the Nation", while Olga her daughter is a dissident. Who can be trusted and what is the right choice are themes throughout this novel.

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jmercado (1 KP) rated Everything, Everything in Books

Jan 15, 2018

4.75 Stars. This book is phenomenal. I read in on sitting and could not stop!

Olly and Maddy's relationship progression was amazingly written and even though there was a small spark of insta-love , the relationship as a whole was well thought out and well-paced.

The part of this that brought it down from a 5 (which as a whole it deserved) is what she found out about the disease in the end. That was a little to cinematic (Bubble Boy) for me.

I wish there was more of it to devour - definitley an Incredible book.