 Phasmidfan 11/3/11 . chapter 1This story was beautifully written! You nailed all the characters perfectly and your writing style is clear, succinct and with just the right amount of description. I really liked the way you switched between the different points of view, and you captured the aftermath of the outbreak wonderfully. The line about the bottles of Purell made me laugh out loud (literally!)
I also particularly enjoyed your exploration of the world's reaction to Patient Zero. That was one aspect of the movie I had never considered, but it was interesting to see Mitch's reaction and the effects it had on Jory. That was something the movie didn't really cover all that well, but it added emotional depth to your story, which for me was the highlight of the whole thing. The way you wrote through the eyes of all the significant characters helped to not only tie up all the threads the movie left hanging, but provided a way to have them all finally interact with each other. You captured all their individual personalities very well (particularly that arrogant Krumwiede) and all interactions were true to their characters. I would have liked to have seen a little more of Mitch though, and Cheever.
The only thing that rang odd with this story was the fact that Ally Hextal was able to cure her father with the vaccine (at least that's the impression I received). Vaccines can stop you getting sick, but they can't cure you when the virus has already infected you. There were also a few brief moments when I was confused as to who was speaking, most notably at the very end with the dialogue between Mitch and Cheever. For example, putting "Cheever blinked" at the end of Mitch's line makes it seem as if Cheever just said that, not Mitch. Apart from that though, the story was wonderful and I enjoyed it immensely. I really hope you'll write some more Contagion fics (this section needs filling up!).
Thanks for a great read! |