Ten new November reviews are available on BookGuide's Staff Recommendations page. Click that link, or wait to see them here on the BookGuide blog over the course of the month!The Last Town on Earth
by Thomas Mullen
In 1918, World War I and the influenza pandemic threaten the world. A small lumber town in Oregon decides to protect itself from the flu by imposing a quarantine, allowing no one to enter or leave until the disease has passed. Graham Stone and Philip Worthy are standing guard when an obviously sick, hungry soldier approaches. Graham shoots the stranger and sets off a chain of events within the town. In a neighboring city, the repressive American Protective League has targeted the quarantined town as one which harbors "slackers" and is "anti-American." Violence within, violence without and flu all over town - the city is under seige. This is the story of how individuals deal with such dreadful pressures. The parallels to issues facing the country today are unmistakable, though the author says he did not intend to produce an allegory. This book is thought provoking and provided a basis for great discussions. It is Thomas Mullen's first book and I will be eagerly awaiting his second. -- reviewed by Kaye A. -- Anderson and Bethany Branch Libraries
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