SuitabookContagion
Tim Lebbon
- Reading
- Try reading a section at a time, pausing after major turns to check how the danger is affecting the reader. A brief chat about the characters’ choices can help keep the action in perspective.
- Themes
- Power and control: The soldiers isolate London and treat the ruined city as an experimental ground while survivors develop unusual powers. The premise raises questions about the limits of authority and the treatment of people, but does not establish how the book judges the soldiers’ actions.
- Worth knowing
- The plot involves a devastating terrorist attack, a threatened nuclear explosion, a ruined city and a deadly confrontation. These perilous elements may be worth considering for a reader who finds disaster or violence upsetting.