The Fungus
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When a brilliant scientist seeking to solve the problem of world hunger tries to create giant mushrooms through genetic manipulation, what could possibly go wrong? The mutated spores escape the lab and spread across all of England. Toadstools grow to twenty feet tall, and a case of athlete's foot can mean a grisly and horrible death. But those who die quickly are the lucky ones. Those who survive infection by the fungus will be transformed into something unthinkably monstrous ... With a perfect mix of nightmarish horror and black humor, Harry Adam Knight's cult classic The Fungus (1985) will grow on you. This edition features a foreword by the author. "A spectacularly gruesome nasty, written with inventiveness, grisly wit, and considerably more intelligence than almost any of its competitors." - Ramsey Campbell "Loud, scary, silly, sick fun ... you will never again go near mushroom soup." - Kirkus Reviews "A first-rate and vivid thriller." - Publishers Weekly
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Maybe a 2.5 - I kind of hated this? But also couldn't stop reading it? The characters you're following at any given time are mostly terrible people who do and say things that I hate. The actual story is pretty compelling though and fairly unique. I never got a full sense of everything that the fungal infections were capable of but what we saw was pretty gruesome and interesting. The biggest takeaway from reading this is that I think fungi are cool as hell and I want to read more about them.
Was this the best book to read during a pandemic? Probably not! But it was a fast-paced and fun ride nonetheless. Oh, and also pretty disgusting at times.
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