The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story
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Maybe I am just obtuse but I felt like the connection between smallpox and anthrax was extremely scant in this book. The 2001 anthrax were used as the opener for this book, but it's clear Preston really wanted to write a book about smallpox. Don't get me wrong, it's fascinating and terrifying. Intertwining the two seemed a bit shoe-horned. It's a quick read and some of the same figures from The Hot Zone make an appearance.
For a bio nerd like me, this was very good and interesting. It was extremely formative and quite gripping.
My one gripe was the unnecessary amount of physical description for the scientists involved. I really don't care what Lisa looks like, only what she did.