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One man’s gifted daughter may be the cure to a mysterious illness causing hallucinations and death in this horror novel by the author of Little Girls. First the birds disappeared. Then the insects took over. And the madness began . . . They call it Wanderer’s Folly—a disease of delusions, of daydreams and nightmares. A plague threatening to wipe out humanity. After two years of creeping decay, David Arlen woke up one morning thinking that the worst was over. By midnight, he’s bleeding and terrified, his wife is dead, and he’s on the run in a stolen car with his eight-year-old daughter, who may be the key to a cure. Ellie is a special girl. Deep. Insightful. And she knows David is lying to her. Lying about her mother. Lying about what they’re running from. And lying about what he sees when he takes his eyes off the road . . . Praise for the writing of Ronald Malfi “Best horror novel of the year.” —Hunter Shea “Slowly but surely creeps under your skin.” —The Horror Bookshelf “An emotionally compelling and interesting read.” —Booklist “A beautiful and ultimately terrifying story.” —Shotgun Logic
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I found this on Audible and decided on a whim to snag it and give it a listen. I wasn't sure what to expect but I ended up really enjoying this one.
This was a really well done dystopian-style read with a little bit of supernatural aspects. I especially love the father-daughter dynamic. Ellie is wonderful character and I instantly loved her.
I love stories like this, always have, and probably always will. Plagues and mild terror, people and their inherent lapse of morality when crises like this comes into play, has always been fascinating to me.
If you don't have issues with plague, and end-of-the-world type reads, I suggest picking this one up.