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litwrite's review against another edition
2.0
I picked this one up because the third book in the series managed to win a 2011 Bram Stoker award. I realize that this was McKinney's first ever novel so I cut him some slack but this novel has that distinct and unsubtle scent of Eau de Video Game which was slightly annoying and exhausting to read at times so I found myself skimming a lot of pages. You spend a lot of the first half of the book following the cop protagonist and narrator running around finding ammo for his gun or 'leveling up' by finding better guns or more ammo and somehow he also manages to always find vehicles with keys in them so that he can drive away after he's crashed the last one.
The dialog also felt a little tired, especially the banter with his 'former partner', honestly I could have been playing a Resident Evil game instead of reading this book.
A lot of retreading well worn ground here, nothing new to the genre but then this did come out in 2005, before the real post-apocalyptic zombie novel explosion began so I'm sure for the time it came out it might have been ground breaking.
I'll continue on with the next two because honestly now I'm curious as to whether or not the series improves drastically, from reading this one I'm a bit surprised that the third won a Stoker. I'll chalk it up to first-time-author blues and see how it goes as the series progresses.
The dialog also felt a little tired, especially the banter with his 'former partner', honestly I could have been playing a Resident Evil game instead of reading this book.
A lot of retreading well worn ground here, nothing new to the genre but then this did come out in 2005, before the real post-apocalyptic zombie novel explosion began so I'm sure for the time it came out it might have been ground breaking.
I'll continue on with the next two because honestly now I'm curious as to whether or not the series improves drastically, from reading this one I'm a bit surprised that the third won a Stoker. I'll chalk it up to first-time-author blues and see how it goes as the series progresses.
carn17's review against another edition
2.0
It is very fast paced but doesn't seem to go anywhere. Some of the decisions made make absolutely no sense and none of the characters are likeable except maybe one or two. Pretty disappointing.
eerieatmosphere's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
I’ll never be a fan of cop POVs, and Eddie made a lot of bad decisions. It was more like a video game in book format. I do like the use of the hurricane as a catalyst in the book, and think it should have been utilized more.
readerxxx's review
3.0
quick read. Lots of action. Enjoyed the series a lot. The first book is not as enjoyable as the second one in the series for me though because the cast of characters was very small and the time period very constrained.
Still one of my favorite authors in the genre.
Still one of my favorite authors in the genre.
james7634's review
Poorly written. Unironically racist and poorly thought out. Decisions and dialog were sophomoric.
2.0 as far as I got
2.0 as far as I got
granolagina's review
4.0
Great book to finish the day before Halloween. One of the best zombie authors I have found.
jvogen26's review
2.0
One star for the inclusion of a zombie baby and one star for the guy who stole the truck.
gamerkiti's review
3.0
Definitely not what I expected from a zombie novel. It started off ok, then kind of got dull and then picked up, and the ending was so-so. It wasn't the worst zombie book I've ever read, but it definitely isn't one that I'm likely to pick up again any time soon. I'm curious to see how the next book plays out since this one seems to have wrapped up the virus outbreak...
heyconniemay's review
2.0
A standard run of the mill zombie story. Nothing special or unique about it. The world felt almost identical to the walking dead and if that's what your looking for then this book could be for you. The writing was fine, but about half way through I grew a bit bored. While I did not hate it I won't be reccomending it to anyone.