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Pandemic by Daniel Kalla

 

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This book is....an eerily prescient pandemic thriller that I found at Dollar Tree. It was written in 2005 but the parallels to our Real Pandemic were uncanny.

Author: Daniel Kalla

Rating: 3/5

Keep or Donate: On the fence. Apart from its now-historically-interesting premise, it's a fairly standard medical thriller that I enjoyed reading but don't feel the need to keep. On the other hand, my girls want to read it so maybe it will survive on the shelf a little longer. UPDATE: Decided to donate

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