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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
I haven't read many zombie books, but this one so far is my favorite. The whole story felt so real, like it could really happen, or such a place exists today. And Temple was the perfect narrator for it.
I am usually not big on zombie stories, but I decided to give this a try. I do like that this book is set years after the initial event and focuses on the survival of those left. The prose is beautiful, but it almost brought me out of the story at times and just didn't work well for this story. It also seems like this is supposed to hit hard emotionally, but it fell flat for me.
This books started out well. Fast paced and entertaining enough. Then they wrote “should of” instead of “should’ve” twice within a page. I couldn’t finish it after that.
It is a bleak and desolate world, with pockets of humanity scattered around the country. The world is inhabited by both humans and zombies (referred to in the book as "meatskins" or "slugs"), although these zombies really aren't quite as terrifying as in most zombie stories. They're sorta slow and meandering, and relatively easy to defeat. I'm really surprised at how many people get killed or attacked by them and how feared they are, all things considered!
In this desolate world, it is the humans that are far more dangerous than the zombie population. And alone in this world is a young, tenacious fifteen-year-old girl, being chased by her own demons.
I love Temple. She's haunting, but strong and courageous and smart and sympathetic. There is really something of a kinship between her and the character of Moses Todd. They really "get" one another. It's as if they are playing by the same rules in the same game, while everyone else in the world is playing by a different set of rules. The two of them are the reapers in a world of saints and sinners , and Temple is a little uncomfortable with her role in this world.
I also love the cover of this book! It transfixes me everytime my eyes fall on it.
Oh, please someone make this into a movie! What a fun movie this could be! I can see the scenes playing out in my head. However I also have a bit of an alternate ending playing out in my head as well.
There is definitely some "suspension of disbelief" required, beyond that required for a basic zombie/post-apocalyptic story. For instance, the fact that this is supposed to be something like 25 years after zombies appeared on the scene and the breakdown of government and society and life as it was known, and yet there is still gas available in working gas stations, and the gas hasn't gone bad after sitting for decades. Shoot! The gas can go bad in a weed-eater or lawn mower after just sitting for one season!
I really enjoyed this story! If you like post-apocalyptic, give this one a tumble. It's a quick and easy read, very well-written, with some fun, rip-roaring moments. I look forward to more from Alden Bell!
In this desolate world, it is the humans that are far more dangerous than the zombie population. And alone in this world is a young, tenacious fifteen-year-old girl, being chased by her own demons.
I love Temple. She's haunting, but strong and courageous and smart and sympathetic. There is really something of a kinship between her and the character of Moses Todd. They really "get" one another. It's as if they are playing by the same rules in the same game, while everyone else in the world is playing by a different set of rules. The two of them are the reapers in a world of saints and sinners , and Temple is a little uncomfortable with her role in this world.
I also love the cover of this book! It transfixes me everytime my eyes fall on it.
Oh, please someone make this into a movie! What a fun movie this could be! I can see the scenes playing out in my head. However I also have a bit of an alternate ending playing out in my head as well.
There is definitely some "suspension of disbelief" required, beyond that required for a basic zombie/post-apocalyptic story. For instance, the fact that this is supposed to be something like 25 years after zombies appeared on the scene and the breakdown of government and society and life as it was known, and yet there is still gas available in working gas stations, and the gas hasn't gone bad after sitting for decades. Shoot! The gas can go bad in a weed-eater or lawn mower after just sitting for one season!
I really enjoyed this story! If you like post-apocalyptic, give this one a tumble. It's a quick and easy read, very well-written, with some fun, rip-roaring moments. I look forward to more from Alden Bell!
adventurous
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Overall, a fun zombie book. It doesn't offer anything too unique or new when it comes to the genre. Overall, it just tells a southern survivor's story, with all of the good and bad (stereotypes), that come with it.
I weirdly felt that Temple and Moses has a strange chemistry despite it being a revenge story. Also, there were several things that were left unexplained such as the ability to maintain trackers on all cars found in a parking garage.
I really enjoyed Temple's personality and wits. It made the story fun and engaging, even if I felt the stops during Temple's journey were shallow.
I would've have had more chapters dedicated to these communities.
Overall, I enjoyed it and would recommend it.
I weirdly felt that Temple and Moses has a strange chemistry despite it being a revenge story. Also, there were several things that were left unexplained such as the ability to maintain trackers on all cars found in a parking garage.
I really enjoyed Temple's personality and wits. It made the story fun and engaging, even if I felt the stops during Temple's journey were shallow.
I would've have had more chapters dedicated to these communities.
Overall, I enjoyed it and would recommend it.
the zombie western is not a genre I thought I’d be into, but this was fantastic. Could barely put it down.
Couldn't put it down. But with the ending, I'm not looking to read the second book which is all about a character I hated at the end of the first book. Great read overall though.
If Mattie Ross, the teenage heroine from True Grit, found herself in a zombie apocalypse, this is the story.
Wonderful main character that kept me reading even though I am very much done with zombie stories.
Wonderful main character that kept me reading even though I am very much done with zombie stories.
I don't normally like zombie novels, but I enjoyed this.I loved Temple's voice and the lush Southern setting. Less about zombies and more of a story about survival.