Sharon answers “I found the ending puzzling. All through...”

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I found the ending puzzling. All through the book there was this question of did the Russians cause this epidemic. The ending was abrupt and frankly I don't know what the conclusion was. Do you readers have any thoughts about this to share?

Sharon I file this under "shit happens". I loved this book. It is clear who the fictional politicians are based on real life in the USA and Russia but the au…moreI file this under "shit happens". I loved this book. It is clear who the fictional politicians are based on real life in the USA and Russia but the author does not take advantage and push the reader into his agenda for writing this book or supporting a specific political leaning or belief. He does not have a subliminal message about what is happening in today's world.

He writes a fictional story that is so real and close to home as of July 2020 but the pandemic in the story is more virulent that what has happened with COVID. It is scary to read considering he wrote this book before the 2020 COVID occurrence.

I loved that politics and religion and evil and power are all part of the story but in the end, it is just the world evolving and changing as it has since when ever it began.

Pandemic and catastrophe events have occurred throughout the history of the world. The author does an excellent job of referring back to many major events that caused huge change in the world and with the world's mammal/animal/human population. I really enjoyed the ending because it is close to my personal beliefs that "shit happens" and it is not always related to evil people or power.
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