Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
Dang, this really is such a phenomenal world Ireland has created! I adore the blend of history and zombie, and the main characters (Jane and Kate) are a BLAST to read. They're both so well fleshed-out and their dynamic together is phenomenal - I would have either of them on my zombie-fighting team in a heartbeat. This book loses nothing on the reread, but just allows the reader to appreciate all the details, humor, and action all the more.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Listen, for a book about ZOMBIES to hold the attention of someone who HATES ZOMBIES as much as I do, it's gotta be a pretty dang good book. And Dread Nation certainly was!
I love the way that Ireland has imagined an alternate post-Civil-War America, and how she writes that the problems of racism, sexism, colonialism, and classism would only be MAGNIFIED by a zombie apocalypse instead of diminished. The main character is clever, sarcastic, and fun to read; the secondary characters are strongly written and the antagonists are love-to-hate-them evil. Overall it was a totally enjoyable read.
I think this gets a 4 instead of a 5 for me because of some dangling plot threads, and a few places where the pacing felt a tad weird. But really, mad props to Justina Ireland for this book -- a masterpiece of worldbuilding, to be sure, and an engaging YA historical fiction/dystopia.
I love the way that Ireland has imagined an alternate post-Civil-War America, and how she writes that the problems of racism, sexism, colonialism, and classism would only be MAGNIFIED by a zombie apocalypse instead of diminished. The main character is clever, sarcastic, and fun to read; the secondary characters are strongly written and the antagonists are love-to-hate-them evil. Overall it was a totally enjoyable read.
I think this gets a 4 instead of a 5 for me because of some dangling plot threads, and a few places where the pacing felt a tad weird. But really, mad props to Justina Ireland for this book -- a masterpiece of worldbuilding, to be sure, and an engaging YA historical fiction/dystopia.
Love everything about this! Zombies, bad-ass black women and an interesting commentary on the awful history of the United states but with a fun fictional twist.
I don’t read a lot of alternate history but maybe I should. I really enjoyed this, it has everything, badass women who are flawed but enjoyable characters, mystery, action, plus an openly ace character.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
It just didn't spark anything I was not compelled to keep reading