{"id":49747,"date":"2022-08-24T11:12:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T15:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=49747"},"modified":"2022-09-02T21:38:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:38:43","slug":"the-fervor-by-alma-katsu-in-booklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/the-fervor-by-alma-katsu-in-booklist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fervor by Alma Katsu [in Booklist]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49751\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/Fervor-Alma-Katsu-BookDragon-530x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/Fervor-Alma-Katsu-BookDragon-530x800.jpg 530w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/Fervor-Alma-Katsu-BookDragon.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>Historical horror master Alma Katsu augments an already terrifying occurrence \u2013 the U.S. imprisonment of 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent during WWII \u2013 by crafting this intricately plotted supernatural-tinged thriller. To underscore the reality, Katsu\u2019s dedication points to her mother \u201cfor her stories of childhood in Japan during the war\u201d and her father-in-law \u201cfor sharing his experience of the internment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Louis Ozawa opens with Wasaburo Oishi\u2019s journal, in which he recorded science experiments in 1927 Japan; Ozawa\u2019s resonating voice interrupts throughout with continued journal entries. Traci Kato-Kiriyama expertly ciphers the quartet of main characters, her familiarity with Japanese an obvious asset: Meiko and her mixed-race daughter, Aiko, who are trapped in Minidoka internment camp despite Meiko\u2019s white, U.S. Air Force pilot husband; pastor Archie, who is mourning his pregnant wife; and reporter Fran, who is determined to uncover the story behind the secret explosions.<\/p>\n<p>As WWII rages, a virulent virus is killing internees, anti-Asian hate grows as the disease spreads, and government collusion looms. The contemporary parallels, of course, are no accident. Kato-Kiriyama masterfully unspools the narrative threads, twisting toward chillingly plausible conclusions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booklistonline.com\/The-Fervor-\/pid=9764370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Media,&#8221; <em>Booklist<\/em>, August 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historical horror master Alma Katsu augments an already terrifying occurrence \u2013 the U.S. imprisonment of 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent during WWII \u2013 by crafting this intricately plotted supernatural-tinged thriller. 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