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A philosophical horror story. Actually kind of depressing.
For a zombie book this was refreshingly well written. I enjoyed the anti hero / hero role of the main character and the thoughts on how people would react to a zombie apocolypse was interesting. It kept my interet and I read it in a day. This was my first book by Brian Keene and I will read other books by him now.
This was my first time reading Brian Keene and I really enjoyed this standalone, creepy, zombie tale. Very entertaining and an easy read, which will lead me to more of his books.
This was my first Brian Keene novel, and while the zombie trope is a little stale in 2020, this was a lot of fun to read. Fast paced with lots of action. There aren't really any shockers here, as the big twists can been seen coming down the road for miles, and there were a couple of things that I had to roll my eyes at, but overall this was a fun thrill ride.
a white dude wrote this book (and its written from the perspective of a black gay man) - with that in mind take a look at this excerpt which I think really says it all about what a piece of shit book this is lmao
“Malik frowned. "Ain't you gonna put them in the gun?"
"Not now. Maybe later."
"Later? Nigga, do it now!"
"Hey," I scolded. "You shouldn't use that word."
"Nigga? Why not?"
"Because it's not a nice word. It means you're ignorant."
"I'm ignorant?"
"That's what it means."
He stomped his foot. "I'm not ignorant."
"I didn't say you were. But when you use that word, that's what you're calling other people-and yourself."
Malik frowned in concentration.
I turned to Tasha. "You got any other weapons in the apartment? Anything you kids could use against the zombies?”
“Malik frowned. "Ain't you gonna put them in the gun?"
"Not now. Maybe later."
"Later? Nigga, do it now!"
"Hey," I scolded. "You shouldn't use that word."
"Nigga? Why not?"
"Because it's not a nice word. It means you're ignorant."
"I'm ignorant?"
"That's what it means."
He stomped his foot. "I'm not ignorant."
"I didn't say you were. But when you use that word, that's what you're calling other people-and yourself."
Malik frowned in concentration.
I turned to Tasha. "You got any other weapons in the apartment? Anything you kids could use against the zombies?”
First time reading Keene and it won't be the last. Good zombie read. I like the very realistic human element. It wasn't so much about the zombie, but about survival and human instinct.
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Brian Keene’s Dead Sea is a little different from his earlier zombie stories. In The Rising and City of the Dead, the zombies carried rifles, were intelligent, and drove cars. In Dead Sea, they are the more traditional shambling, empty-eyed, mindless variety. The end of the world began in New York City, when people were attacked by swarms of undead rats. The infected died and came back to life. Once the infection (known as Hamelin’s Revenge) spread to the city of Baltimore, Lamar Reed, Mitch and two orphaned children flee the city and escape on a ship with a handful of survivors.
Though the gore factor is high, Dead Sea is not a story about hungry, mindless zombies. The story is told by Lamar Reed, a gay black man who grew up in a bad section of town, yet resisted a life of drugs and crime and was gainfully employed at a car parts manufacturer. Once he got laid off from his job, he had to resort to desperate measures in order to pay his bills. When Hamelin’s Revenge strikes, this becomes the least of his worries. Lamar is now faced with the task of survival amidst the slaughter of Baltimore’s population and with the responsibility of caring for two children.
Like Keene’s earlier zombie novels, the author puts his characters through myriad horrors. During his struggle to survive and ensure the safety of the children in his care, Lamar changes, grows, and becomes a better person. Keene, a white hetero male, portrays Lamar’s character with respect and sensitivity and without resorting to stereotypes. Unfortunately, Lamar lives in a world where there is little hope for the human race.
Dead Sea was gripping, suspenseful, gory, bleak, and impossible to put down. Despite the characters’ strength and will to survive, there is a sense of hopelessness that pervades the novel. A must-read for zombie fans!
Fast paced, gory zombie action. Keene's zombie work isn't terribly original, but his writing and well developed characters catch you from the start, and the story of a desperate survivor who ultimately winds up as part of a band of refugees who take to the high seas to escape the undead apocalypse is a hell of an entertaining yarn. Recommended!