Flood

The book Flood is a sequel to the book Virus. Both are by the same author, Diane Hoh and both deal with the same characters, albeit in a different kind of dilemma.

Diane Hoh creates tension in the first sentence of the novel, Flood. The sentence reads "The water rose higher...and higher." This immediately lets the assures the readers that the devastation of this book will be a flood and not a virus like the first one was. The beginning of the book focuses on Kate, who is currently working in a library. She is awaking from a nap as the constant rain tapping on the windows and surfaces caused her to become drowsy. She had not even noticed that she'd fallen asleep apparently as it took her awhile to remember where she was. The author also makes use of personification to show how fearsome the water is. After Kate wakes up from her nap, she starts to get scared by the constant rainfall which is described as being "stubborn, so persistent, climbing even higher.

Flood Part 2

Diane Hoh, author of Virus and Flood describes the levels of intensity of rainfall in order for readers to better understand the seriousness of the matter. The rain started at11:23 in September. When it started, it was a pleasant, refreshing autumn shower. The following day however, the rain became more violent as if "throwing a temper tantrum." After this change in rain pattern, the wind also started to grow hostile, tearing off the limbs of trees. The skies also turned an ominous black color. After all of this happened, the rain become a strong deluge, flooding all the streets, lakes, and rivers. This, in turn causes a lot of accidents for drivers which is one of the main causes for the overflow of patients for the hospital. The other cause is the disease, cholera which is located in the rainfall.