fiainros reviewed Infected by Scott Sigler (Infected, #1)
Review of 'Infected' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
I got to the third page of the first chapter before I decided this isn't the book for me. For a book that had been in my wishlist since Siglers podcast that I probably should have just subscribed and listened to all those years ago, that's a sad result. This book had been recommended to me because of the podcast aspect (I was an early listener of podcasts due to a long commute) and because my science-related friends all thought the science was done well. I have connections that know the author and by all accounts he's a good guy.
So why did I drop the book so fast? I encountered language that bothers me. Willing to let it pass because it was being used to show the misogyny of the character, within another page I came across an ableist word that has not been okay to use ever, but …
I got to the third page of the first chapter before I decided this isn't the book for me. For a book that had been in my wishlist since Siglers podcast that I probably should have just subscribed and listened to all those years ago, that's a sad result. This book had been recommended to me because of the podcast aspect (I was an early listener of podcasts due to a long commute) and because my science-related friends all thought the science was done well. I have connections that know the author and by all accounts he's a good guy.
So why did I drop the book so fast? I encountered language that bothers me. Willing to let it pass because it was being used to show the misogyny of the character, within another page I came across an ableist word that has not been okay to use ever, but by popular opinion since the 1980s or '90s. This book was written 1-2 decades after, which gives the previous word less of a pass. I guess that's two strikes and you're out for me. I don't need to read awful human sentiments in my entertainment since I deal with much of this stuff in my daily life.
