Rabid

Fascinating topic - but meh in the telling. I listened to this as an audiobook - the reader has a William Shatner-esque pause. The first half was a steady uphill slog. I found myself skimming just to get through it. The second half was better and it picked up as it moved along, but it was never so gripping that I could hear the Star Trek fight song in my head as I listened to the book. And it should have been gripping. It's the world's most deadly virus! I'd give it another half star if I could, but I can't - so three it is.

Very interesting if gruesome at points.

Lesson: don't talk to bats or crazy dogs.

Speaking of dogs, I think the author is a cat person, but that won't stop me from saying the book is really fascinating. The literary analysis at the beginning is a bit of a stretch and a little long IMHO even if I did enjoy that part quite a lot.

I very much enjoyed the fact that the book does contain a lot of science and that literary bit as well.

This is way more interesting than it has any right to be