false <![CDATA[The White Plague]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224556361m/585279.jpg 93448 14 <DIV>  <I>What if women were an endangered species?<BR><BR></I>It begins in Ireland, but soon spreads throughout the entire world: a virulent new disease expressly designed to target only women. As fully half of the human race dies off at a frightening pace and life on Earth faces extinction, panicked people and governments struggle to cope with the global crisis. Infected areas are quarantined or burned to the ground. The few surviving women are locked away in hidden reserves, while frantic doctors and scientists race to find a cure. Anarchy and violence consume the planet.<BR><BR>The plague is the work of a solitary individual who calls himself the Madman. As government security forces feverishly hunt for the renegade scientist, he wanders incognito through a world that will never be the same. Society, religion, and morality are all irrevocably transformed by the White Plague.</DIV> 3634624 book 1982 The White Plague total:758|5:164|4:272|3:230|2:78|1:14| 758 2768 1054 48 4 1 false false Fri Jul 27 06:21:48 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 06:46:17 -0700 2007
Not cience fiction in the bastardized form we see today, but a true "speculative fiction" page-turner. A well-written story of bio-terrorism that gets ou...more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Dec 05 09:32:12 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 09:34:09 -0800 2008 1
The basic plot is that a crazed scientist develops a plague designed to infect and kill women. It gets worldwide distr...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 13 14:31:30 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 12 12:46:17 -0700 2009
What I liked: The disease. I liked that the invention and distribution of the disease was described as the investigators figured it out rather than as the Madman was doing it. I liked the idea of the targeted disease. The politics. The way the different co...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 15 10:07:41 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 23 10:25:49 -0800 2008
This novel has another great idea, that of a man-made pandemic. It delves even deeper than a typical end-of-the-world stor...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Feb 26 16:34:57 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 16:47:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 07:52:38 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 07:55:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 14:46:37 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 14:53:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Dec 09 13:47:02 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 13:47:02 -0800 2008 I felt very unsatisfied throughout the entire read, well, except for maybe the first 50 pages. After that, it was all...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Feb 17 19:09:50 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 19:10:11 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 09 16:49:04 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 16:53:07 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jan 24 21:25:07 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 21:27:52 -0800 2009 1 5 0 false false Tue Dec 16 07:55:14 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 07:56:14 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Mon Aug 31 00:50:28 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 00:53:49 -0700 2009 1 2 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 19:26:43 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 10:42:07 -0700 2009
Philosophically brilliant, haunting, intriguing, and a real page turner.

After the last chapter's absolute destruction and disappointing conclusion I can only assume there was a deadline to meet. Intelligence and thought wen...more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 12:43:19 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 12:44:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Oct 30 21:40:53 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 21:41:51 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 19 21:01:15 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 15:57:24 -0700 2009
I can see this book being turned into a movie. I felt it could have ended at several points, however it was alright. If you have it, read it, but don't buy it!]]> 2 0 false false Tue May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 10:47:46 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 12:05:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 13:27:12 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 13:27:55 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Dec 31 10:58:39 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 12:37:45 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=585279