We owe our good health to a humble parasite -- a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. When implanted, the Intestinal Bodyguard worm protects us from illness, boosts our immune system -- even secretes designer drugs. It's been successful beyond the scientists' wildest dreams. Now, years on, almost every human being has a SymboGen tapeworm living within them.
But these parasites are getting restless. They want their own lives . . . and will do anything to get them. "
Parasite(ARC) by Mira Grant
Parasitology #1
512 pages
I've actually had the ARC on my Kindle shelf for a long time and I've finally gotten to read it!
Sally Mitchell, the main character of this book, had an accident that nearly killed her. Miraculously, she woke up right when the doctors were trying to convince her family to get her off of life support.
The book mainly is set 6 years after her accident when things are starting to fall together. Sally, or Sal, is still living with her family and still going to her dreaded therapy sessions. Everyone around her that knew her before the accident tells her that the old Sally was extremely different from how she is now. Maybe that's why she's decided to be called Sal instead of Sally nowadays.
After a horrifying eyewitness with a lifeless little girl dragging her mother away, Sal is terrified. Throughout the book, these things keep happening and it seems like everyone is in danger.
So why isn't any of this appearing in the news?
Sal and her family are somewhat indebted to SymboGen. Why wouldn't they be? Sally had the Intestinal Bodyguard implant before the accident and it doesn't look like anything else would have ensured her survival. SymboGen, being the huge and wealthy corporation it is, could be the ones keeping everything off of the news. Though why would they?
Throughout the book, various news articles about SymboGen or various writings are entwined into the story. They give an almost haunting reality to the book and egg you to read further.
I can't say that I'll be reading Parasite again anytime soon, but I will be looking forward to the next book! Mira Grant tells an interesting tale of how a parasite can help or harm you.
Parasitology #1
512 pages
I've actually had the ARC on my Kindle shelf for a long time and I've finally gotten to read it!
Sally Mitchell, the main character of this book, had an accident that nearly killed her. Miraculously, she woke up right when the doctors were trying to convince her family to get her off of life support.
The book mainly is set 6 years after her accident when things are starting to fall together. Sally, or Sal, is still living with her family and still going to her dreaded therapy sessions. Everyone around her that knew her before the accident tells her that the old Sally was extremely different from how she is now. Maybe that's why she's decided to be called Sal instead of Sally nowadays.
After a horrifying eyewitness with a lifeless little girl dragging her mother away, Sal is terrified. Throughout the book, these things keep happening and it seems like everyone is in danger.
So why isn't any of this appearing in the news?
Sal and her family are somewhat indebted to SymboGen. Why wouldn't they be? Sally had the Intestinal Bodyguard implant before the accident and it doesn't look like anything else would have ensured her survival. SymboGen, being the huge and wealthy corporation it is, could be the ones keeping everything off of the news. Though why would they?
Throughout the book, various news articles about SymboGen or various writings are entwined into the story. They give an almost haunting reality to the book and egg you to read further.
I can't say that I'll be reading Parasite again anytime soon, but I will be looking forward to the next book! Mira Grant tells an interesting tale of how a parasite can help or harm you.
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