The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian came out before the intensity of COVID pandemic became a reality. Reading it at this point through the lens of an actual global pandemic seems prescient. The mystery of this book is not really a mystery. The information about how a contagion might be developed and spread is frighteningly fascinating. The details about rats, I could do without! At the same time, a book about a possible fictional pandemic becomes an escape from the real one.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2020/01/the-red-lotus.html
Reviewed for NetGalley.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2020/01/the-red-lotus.html
Reviewed for NetGalley.
