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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I did not expect to feel this in my gut. An exploration of afterlife through a zombie’s gaze turns into an all too recent and familiar tale of loss.
This hit me hard when the punch finally landed. The last two lines. My my my.
Grief doesn’t ever end, does it? I haven’t decided if that’s beautiful or not.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
UNEXPECTEDLY HEART WRENCHING.
I was not expecting for a zombie narrative to turn out to be an exploration of grief, and the realization hit me so hard out of nowhere. I choked back tears.
A realization that when you miss something or someone, and the future you would’ve had, is also when you love them the most.
Never fully understood “What is grief? If not love persevering?” until this book.
- “…terrible. Like meeting you in another life and failing to recognize you.”
- “It is not hunger. It is grief.”
- “You always said I was inconsolable.”
- “I think our hunger is what we have instead of what we’ve lost.”
- “I was a zombie even then. Ravenous eater of a world that was already the last of its kind.”
- “I wanted to grieve while I still had the solace of you.”
A book that is sticking with me.
I was not expecting for a zombie narrative to turn out to be an exploration of grief, and the realization hit me so hard out of nowhere. I choked back tears.
A realization that when you miss something or someone, and the future you would’ve had, is also when you love them the most.
Never fully understood “What is grief? If not love persevering?” until this book.
- “…terrible. Like meeting you in another life and failing to recognize you.”
- “It is not hunger. It is grief.”
- “You always said I was inconsolable.”
- “I think our hunger is what we have instead of what we’ve lost.”
- “I was a zombie even then. Ravenous eater of a world that was already the last of its kind.”
- “I wanted to grieve while I still had the solace of you.”
A book that is sticking with me.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
feels like something that would be discussed at FFFFDD
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Gore, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury
Some might consider it body horror but it's not really written in that way
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Unlike anything I’ve read before.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautifully written but sooo opaque in a way that was not particularly enjoyable for me. But, some moments really stuck.
I also read an interview with the author and I love love love her approach to zombie media
I also read an interview with the author and I love love love her approach to zombie media