Status Updates From The Andromeda Strain

im so gagged by this book i feel like im in the CIA

An interesting story, no doubt. A great predecessor to many a story, and I felt the yearning (maybe because I was familiar with similar stories) to extrapolate, whereas this story focused on a smaller picture compared to the tales it seems to have inspired like "Outbreak," "Contagion," or "World War Z."
I hope Michael Crichtons works continue to inspire and thrill generations to come!