Hot Zone Critique

“In science fiction, we dream”-Ray Bradbury. It’s as easy as that. An author can’t just sit down and write a science fiction novel. There needs to be some kind of inspiration there for the author to spill his or her words onto a page. They use their knowledge of sci-fi along with literary tools to make a great story. In my opinion, science fiction is simply something that makes us expand our minds to think about the unbelievable. It is an escape into a world where we can stretch our thinking. Think of it as an iPhone. We all know that there is going to be an iPhone 10 someday, but we can’t imagine what it will be like. That’s what science fiction is. We know our world is going to change, but we don’t know what it will be like. While learning about science fiction, “Unbreakable,” The Hot Zone, by author Richard Preston, and World War Z, by Max Brooks all helped me understand more about …show more content…
This book brings forward different cases of different people who have had deadly diseases such as Marburg and Ebola. It reveals the gruesome symptoms of these diseases. This book is definitely not for weak stomached people. This book has plenty of fascinating environments that spark adventure. “The Hot Zone was a maze. From the walls dangled yellow air hoses. There was an alarm strobe light that would be triggered if the air system failed” (Preston, pg. 76). The Hot Zone was where the ebola virus lingered, causing the reader to wonder if anything dangerous was going to happen. This book also creates a good picture of ebola in your mind by stretching the readers mind to realities that could exist. “The transformation is not entirely successful, however, and the end result is a great deal of liquefying mesh mixed with virus” (Preston, pg. 19). Remember how I said that this book is not for weak stomached people? That’s exactly why. Preston brings to life the realities of diseases and