Book Review: The End of October by Lawrence Wright

The End of October
by Lawrence Wright (Wright)

 

A novel of a pandemic – and apparently prophetic. I don’t usually read disaster stories, especially while in the middle of one, but I’d heard that this tale Wright had written just before our current predicament ended up recounting nearly point by point what we’ve been going through with Covid-19.

 

Talk about hair rising on the back of your neck.

 

Wright pulls you into the story immediately. He includes some interesting pandemic history, along with multiple characters you will bond with and worry about. Don’t let the 400 pages deter you, I read half of it in one sitting. There were no boring parts, every page kept me riveted.

 

This is a fascinating, worldwide story of people and events that I couldn’t put down.

 

[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton or The Stand by Stephen King.]

 

[ official The End of October page on the official Lawrence Wright web site ]

 

Recommended by Charlotte M.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service

 

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