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athravan's review
5.0
George Tull is a 69 year old retiree who lives in a carehome with his bedbound friend, a bunch of grumpy residents, and a staff that doesn't seem to give two hoots about any of them. He nicknames the other residents "The Living Dead", an ironic tongue-in-cheek name given that the zombie apocalypse breaks out and the staff leave the pensioners behind to fend for themselves.
This is a short story, just a little glimpse into a sensitive subject that post apocalyptic books never seem to touch - how the vulnerable and elderly will cope with an apocalypse, and who will be left behind when it becomes every man for themselves. It's a companion story to a book I recently read and enjoyed, "Surviving The Evacuation" and I am looking forward to reading more in this series. For a short story it managed to be surprisingly touching and really made me care about the main two characters. It is refreshing to see a different perspective and scenario to the usual zombie tale, even if it is just a glancing look.
This is a short story, just a little glimpse into a sensitive subject that post apocalyptic books never seem to touch - how the vulnerable and elderly will cope with an apocalypse, and who will be left behind when it becomes every man for themselves. It's a companion story to a book I recently read and enjoyed, "Surviving The Evacuation" and I am looking forward to reading more in this series. For a short story it managed to be surprisingly touching and really made me care about the main two characters. It is refreshing to see a different perspective and scenario to the usual zombie tale, even if it is just a glancing look.
linda_edwards's review
4.0
A great, short story that's connected to the main series and it was free.
di_the_reader's review
3.0
Probably enough for me to continue the series but this wasn't that great for a prequel to a series.
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