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Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Book was announced in August of 2019 and published June of 2020. I find it hard to believe it was a COVID metaphor as the book was almost surely written before March 2020. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2Skupz (talk • contribs) 13 April 2021 (UTC)
Seems plausible to me, the author may well have been writing through early 2020. He says he was advised of the China outbreak in January by a Navy officer [1] (Brooks is affiliated with West Point). ☆ Bri (talk) 16:27, 18 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
@Bri states that Brooks knew about the coronavirus in January from a Navy Officer he allegedly knows. The hyperlink citation leads to an article from USA Today. The article never mentions this.
That aside, I felt there were also themes of environmentalism, classism, over reliance on technology, humankind vs nature, effects of denial vs paranoia, and many others. It’s up to the reader to decide.
Ultimately, there is no way to know if the book is an allegory for COVID unless Brooks says so himself and it can be cited. To state this book is an allegory for COVID is untruthful.
Recommended revision: use what Brooks’s publisher used for their marketing synopsis found on the back of the book. 2601:1C0:C803:C950:0:0:0:CF6E (talk) 08:07, 5 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
