Official Review: Contagion Domination by William Nisol

[Okafor Prosper]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Contagion Domination" by William Nisol.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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This is a story that commences in Wuhan, China, in October 2019, from a brilliant virologist, Dr. Zhou Zhihao, who has always sought her father's love and approval ever since her mother died giving birth to her. In a bid to gain her father's love, she follows his instruction, against her better judgment, to start creating a deadly virus and its cure. This would trigger a set of events that would lead to the most recent pandemic: COVID-19. Contagion Domination: The Fall of the American Empire by William Nisol is a fiction novel that explores how the hunger for world domination drove the Chinese government to exploit the deadly virus in destroying the American economy while putting China in pole position to become the most powerful nation in the world.

While the book is fiction, it expertly mirrors many real-life people, places, and events and forces the reader to consider a scary conspiracy theory, as we encounter the murder-suicide case of Professor Liu Bing, who was working on a COVID-19 cure, and the events around President Trump falling ill from the virus. From assassinations and cover-ups to mass murder and oppression, we get to see just how far a lust for power can drive humans.

At 135 pages, the book is fast-paced, and not a lot of time is spent on character development; however, the relevance of the story to what is going on in the world today took most of my attention, as I hoped that the characters that opposed the Chinese government's plans would come out on top despite their slim chances. In a high-stakes story like this one, readers can expect a lot of suspense while reading, which was my favorite feature of the book. I could also relate to some of the characters' reasons for their actions. A good example was Dr. Zhou Zhihao blindly creating the virus and cure initially without asking questions because she hoped to develop a connection with her father.

The story is told in the third-person perspective, and the author employs a simple writing style and puts a lot of effort into describing the environment in each setting in detail, which, while I appreciated, felt time-consuming at times. One aspect of the book that requires some improvement is editing. I found over ten errors while reading. Even though they were minor errors and the book seemed like it was professionally edited, a better job could have been done in this area, as it was distracting.

Overall, Contagion Domination: The Fall of the American Empire is an entertaining, astonishing read. I did not mind the use of real-life characters in the story, but some readers find it difficult to separate fact from fiction and may want to draw conclusions from the events in this book. Except this was the author's aim, it would have been better to avoid including real-life characters. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars, with the errors I found convincing me against rewarding the book with the maximum rating. I couldn't go any lower than the actual rating because I enjoyed reading the book. Readers who enjoy political fiction novels and suspenseful reads will enjoy reading this book.

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[El_limitless]

A book about the emanation of the deadly Covid-19 will be interesting to read. I'd love to find out how it started and the rationale behind introducing it into the world. I'm most definitely giving this a read.

[Laura Ungureanu]

A fast-paced book about the Covid-19 situation definitely sounds appealing right now. You made a compelling case for this book. The usage of real-life characters would confuse me too, so thank you for clarifying that. Great review!

[Peace Odii]

Another documentary about COVID-19. I'll check it out.

[Buk Nerd]

The premise sounds compelling but given the rise of anti-Asian sentiments and violence in America due to COVID-19, I am not too keen on a book that seems to fuel the hate, fictional or not. The use of real-life characters also doesn't help. Fantastic review by the way.

[Tia22]

While Covid-19 has been a huge discussion topic for the past year, it is not too late to enjoy another theory. I am interested to see how the author blended fiction and real life together to explain Covid-19. I will be checking this book out!

[Becca Olsson]

This is interesting considering everything that’s happening today. It’s definitely intriguing but also scary to think that this is at least one possibility of how everything started. Thanks for the great review

[Amy Luman]

Hmmmm! Sounds familiar. I love books like this, even now when these things are really happening. My family thinks I’m crazy. I think I’ll read this one.

[Aan Granados]

This is a fast-paced political thriller about a fictional event on how covid 19 started. I like reading these kinds of books, it is interesting and very entertaining. Thanks for your review.

[Petronila O]

Takes me back to pandemic situations, nice and interesting, I would recommend

[Adelle v]

A fiction story based on the Covid-19 virus sure sound intriguing and scary at the same time. Great review.

[Molz_20]

Although I'm curious to read about fictional events on how covid-19 started, I am also worried that I might draw unhealthy conclusions—especially if some real-life characters were used. Therefore, i will pass.