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    The Flu

    By Jacqueline Druga

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    About this ebook

    Throughout history there have been several thousand different strains of influenza. Each year hundreds are active. Chances are, this year, you will catch one of those strains. You will cough, sneeze, and your body will ache. Without a second thought, you’ll take a double dose of green liquid, go to bed, and swear you’ll feel better in the morning.

    Not this time.

    In 1918 forty million people succumbed to a particular strain of swine flu. It appeared out of nowhere, and just as quickly as it surfaced, the Spanish Flu vanished. Gone for good. Or so we thought. Though mankind has anticipated its resurfacing for some time, mankind is ill prepared. Mutated and with a vengeance, the Spanish Flu returns.

    In a world blackened with plague, a glimmer of light exists in the small town of Lodi, Ohio. They shine as a sanctuary because they are ‘flu-free’ In the wake of the reality that they are spared, the spirit and strength of Lodi is tested. It becomes a fight against what is morally right or wrong in an increasingly difficult battle to stay healthy and alive until the flu has run its course.

    Amazon.com and GoodReads reader praise for THE FLU:

    "Another excellent apocalyptic story..."

    "One of the BEST pandemic novels I've read!"

    "I highly recommend THE FLU!"

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPermuted Press
    Release dateNov 5, 2011
    ISBN9781618680136
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    • 4/5
      This was quite a good book. Kept my attention the entire time. A story about "the flu", rather, the bubonic plague and how it affects a small town, Lodi, Ohio in particular. Mick is the chief of Police, but doesn't quite look the type. Dylan was his high school sweetheart who married Sam, one of Mick's good friends.

      We learn about how the plague was started, who Lars is, and also get to follow two FBI agents looking for a fugitive. All the stories finally come together in an ending I was not expecting. Yet, the ending made sense.

      I got this book during a free offering. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys suspense.
    • 3/5
      Okay thriller but the field of public health preparedness was certainly not nvestigated in her research. Several loose ends not addressed.

      Immersion reading was entertainering.
    • 5/5
      I found an ad for this book in the back of Glen Bullion's Dead Living and having enjoyed that I thought I'd check this out as I do find Permuted Press has a fairly good level of quality in their publishing.This story begins in a reasonable fashion that has you quite involved in the unfolding story from nearly the beginning, it's not like some books that take awhile for you to become invested. I found it to be a quite compelling story, well written with a reasonably realistic portrayal of how events would unfold in such a crisis.Overall, I thought it was a good book, however there's one issue I found that bothered me considerably during the reading of this - the author doesn't seem to have an understanding that a virus and a bacterium are two different organisms and not interchangeable. Either that or they just took some artistic licence with it, but it seems to be the former as artistic licence isn't really needed to have a treatment for a virus. In the story they're given a huge dose of anti-bacterials to treat the virus, whereas they should have been given anti-virals for a virus, antibacterials aren't going to do anything for a viral infection. At any rate, asides for this continual niggling issue I thought it was a great story, if you can look past this you'll enjoy it, if such things immersion for you, you probably won't.
    • 2/5
      This book goes in a number of directions, only 2 of them finished. If you're here for the pandemic/influenza book, you're going to be sorely disappointed. It sucks. The author apparently doesn't know the difference between bacteria and viruses. The entire book is written as if Influenza is bacterial in origin.The other aspect of this book that is complete is the love story between Mick and Dylan. That story is well told and as long as you're not too analytical the romance between these two characters is endearing. Of course if you look beyond the surface, these two, especially Dylan, can barely function in society. I don't know why the author chose to make them so codependent, but it does make for an interesting story.This is a good read for anyone interested in the love story aspect and not very analytical.Lots of people die, even main characters---so don't get too attached.
    • 4/5
      I purchased The Flu thinking it would be an OK read. A filler if you like, something easy to read on my daily commute. But I was wrong - very wrong!The Flu immediately plunges you into the story with characters that are incredibly likeable and not the usual infallible types that dominate the PA genre. They are normal people with normal lives, and have the same feelings and fears that you could image having yourself in such situations.The story is free-flowing and addictive, easily understandable and not bogged down by the scientific explanations that can make such novels a bit of a chore in places. I read these type of novels for fun, not an education, and The Flu has a big tick in that box.Now, I do have to mention the errors, both spelling and grammatical in this book. But in the end, I didn't care - the story is good, the characters are great and for me, these issues did not distract me from the positive things.
    • 5/5
      The Flu is another excellent apocalyptic story by Jacqueline Druga. It begins with a short factual-based introduction by the author with some sobering statistics about the plague and the deadliness of the Spanish Flu, noting specifically that in 1918 it was limited by the slow pace of travel -- a limitation that does not exist in this day and age. The intro finishes with a quote by the Army Surgeon General in 1918: "If the epidemic continues its mathematical rate of acceleration, civilization could easily disappear from the face of the earth."This quote sets the stage for the beginning of the book, and the accidental release of the Spanish Flu virus from a lab in Alaska. Despite the remote location, and great efforts to contain it, the virus quickly spreads around the US and the rest of the world. The reader follows the spread of the plague through the viewpoint of several of the early patients, and also through the perspective of two dedicated experts who are monitoring and trying to control it, at great risk to themselves. As with all of Ms. Druga's characters, they are sympathetic and interesting, and the reader quickly becomes vested in them. The main story, however, occurs in a sleepy little town called Lodi, Ohio and revolves around Dylan Hughes, her family, and her police chief boyfriend, Mick. The family is completely normal, dysfunctional, and appealing. Mick does his best to protect them and the town from the devastating impact of the flu as the pandemic spreads alarmingly quickly throughout the civilized world. When reading a story about a plague with a fatality rate of more than 50%, you know that some of the main characters will not survive. It is a gut-wrenching story, which is a testament to the author's skill at creating immensely likeable characters and plausible situations. Despite the tragedy of the story, there is bittersweet hope and redemption to be found. As with other stories that I have read by this author, I was so wrapped up in the characters and story that I was sorry when it finished, and immediately checked on a sequel (not yet, darn)! It is a powerful story, which will undoubtedly be on my mind for quite some time.