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Review of Pandemic
[Following is a volunteer review of "Pandemic" by Dieter Gartelmann.]
Pandemic, with the subtitle, How deadly can it get? deals with a researcher tasked with analyzing and presenting the American reaction to a viral outbreak, to establish an appropriate response for his island country. He carefully and thoroughly records and researches the responses of the American Republicans and Democrats to the election of a new President. The outraged reactions of the outgoing President and post-elections are recorded and researched on the Republican and Democratic sides. Pandemic picks up the pace as the new President is faced with the challenges of coping with a virulent recent viral strain and the responses the President is obliged to implement, with the personal help of a particular Democratic-aligned reporter who manages to get noticed. Not merely does the President need to focus their urgent attention on the viral outbreak, but environmental issues and defending the country also weigh heavy on his ability to produce the proper decision. The virus gets more virulent. The struggling country may not accept the measures needed to stop the outbreak, how far will the President go to manage this? An unexpected cure may be discovered and sorely need the cooperation of the media and the public. With the skepticism and fear prevalent in the nation, will these measures work? Will America cure itself?
The book became more interesting post-elections with the precautionary measures devised to prevent the outbreak. One requires some patience as the book takes a while to get going in terms of action. The second half also effectively shows the pain and other aspects of a pandemic. The play-off between the Republicans vs the Democrats is good, presenting the political spectrum of response. The Presidential response post-election is worthy of particular attention. The multiple characters that stood out were Argus E, the researcher, who gives an extensive background of the Democrat reporter and their circle of family and friends. He also presents a good investigation into the same aspects of the Republican reporter. Argus is unafraid to call out potentially untrue reporting and in what he desires secretly, he can be mischievous. He is inspired to demonstrate the facts and shows compassion and love when not researching. The Democratic reporter Dorothy Thompson reveals a lively sociable person who weighs up the facts. This journalist is thorough in their reporting of authentic evidence and they want to expose the truth. She uses a false name when reporting more sensitive issues. Dorothy is forthright with her opinion on the outgoing President and fights against the Republican reporting, possesses a sense of humor, despite the situation, and wants to keep safe. She does not promote her agenda, is inspired, and is disturbed by the social media influence on measures against the virus. Dorothy possesses deep personal views and feels the need to support the new Government and drive measures to curb the virus.
There is not so much focus on the Republican reporter Darryl Braithwaite who includes a wealthy background whose reporting promotes the outgoing President and his political achievements. He is prepared to be challenged but will create potentially fake news to promote the view of the President and feels the Democratic journalist is overly dramatic. A more vibrant exchange among the two reporters would have worked better, as a decent bit of civilian interplay between Democrats and Republicans is seen. There will be admittedly particular differences of opinion on whether this detracts from the personal enjoyment of the novel. Multiple editing errors throughout were seen, making Pandemic less pleasant. The gentle pace in the beginning chapters causes the novel to a smaller extent to be less pleasant to peruse.
A rating of 2 out of 4 is provided as some people may find this book more readable. The first couple of chapters read too like a work of non-fiction and editing errors and gentle pace give rise to it being less enjoyable.
A mature audience is recommended, the instances of profaneness may be unsuitable for a more youthful following. No instances of a religious nature would provide the need for caution.
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Pandemic, with the subtitle, How deadly can it get? deals with a researcher tasked with analyzing and presenting the American reaction to a viral outbreak, to establish an appropriate response for his island country. He carefully and thoroughly records and researches the responses of the American Republicans and Democrats to the election of a new President. The outraged reactions of the outgoing President and post-elections are recorded and researched on the Republican and Democratic sides. Pandemic picks up the pace as the new President is faced with the challenges of coping with a virulent recent viral strain and the responses the President is obliged to implement, with the personal help of a particular Democratic-aligned reporter who manages to get noticed. Not merely does the President need to focus their urgent attention on the viral outbreak, but environmental issues and defending the country also weigh heavy on his ability to produce the proper decision. The virus gets more virulent. The struggling country may not accept the measures needed to stop the outbreak, how far will the President go to manage this? An unexpected cure may be discovered and sorely need the cooperation of the media and the public. With the skepticism and fear prevalent in the nation, will these measures work? Will America cure itself?
The book became more interesting post-elections with the precautionary measures devised to prevent the outbreak. One requires some patience as the book takes a while to get going in terms of action. The second half also effectively shows the pain and other aspects of a pandemic. The play-off between the Republicans vs the Democrats is good, presenting the political spectrum of response. The Presidential response post-election is worthy of particular attention. The multiple characters that stood out were Argus E, the researcher, who gives an extensive background of the Democrat reporter and their circle of family and friends. He also presents a good investigation into the same aspects of the Republican reporter. Argus is unafraid to call out potentially untrue reporting and in what he desires secretly, he can be mischievous. He is inspired to demonstrate the facts and shows compassion and love when not researching. The Democratic reporter Dorothy Thompson reveals a lively sociable person who weighs up the facts. This journalist is thorough in their reporting of authentic evidence and they want to expose the truth. She uses a false name when reporting more sensitive issues. Dorothy is forthright with her opinion on the outgoing President and fights against the Republican reporting, possesses a sense of humor, despite the situation, and wants to keep safe. She does not promote her agenda, is inspired, and is disturbed by the social media influence on measures against the virus. Dorothy possesses deep personal views and feels the need to support the new Government and drive measures to curb the virus.
There is not so much focus on the Republican reporter Darryl Braithwaite who includes a wealthy background whose reporting promotes the outgoing President and his political achievements. He is prepared to be challenged but will create potentially fake news to promote the view of the President and feels the Democratic journalist is overly dramatic. A more vibrant exchange among the two reporters would have worked better, as a decent bit of civilian interplay between Democrats and Republicans is seen. There will be admittedly particular differences of opinion on whether this detracts from the personal enjoyment of the novel. Multiple editing errors throughout were seen, making Pandemic less pleasant. The gentle pace in the beginning chapters causes the novel to a smaller extent to be less pleasant to peruse.
A rating of 2 out of 4 is provided as some people may find this book more readable. The first couple of chapters read too like a work of non-fiction and editing errors and gentle pace give rise to it being less enjoyable.
A mature audience is recommended, the instances of profaneness may be unsuitable for a more youthful following. No instances of a religious nature would provide the need for caution.
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Pandemic
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