3.74k reviews for:

Dread Nation

Justina Ireland

4.15 AVERAGE

shadowspatrol's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gwenhwyfar82's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jorlsmith's review against another edition

5.0

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Such an amaaaazing fantasy (zombies, yay!) historical fiction read with a Black woman as the main character!

zach1100's review against another edition

4.0

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A creative alt. history/zombie novel. Some plot points were a little convenient, but a very enjoyable read.

B+

4saradouglas's review against another edition

4.0

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I've been telling students about this book since I first read about it (and yes, they think I'm really weird). "Zombies! Gettysburg!" Anyway, I really enjoyed it. There were surprises I didn't see coming, I enjoyed the characters, there's enough there for a second book... I'm pretty thoroughly pleased. Romance is hinted at with some background characters, but the book follows two very strong female leads who are both real ass-kickers in their own ways. Can someone please make this into a movie or tv show please?

nwells24's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mamato5now's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective

bookish_manders's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

1ivy1oo's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

notblue's review against another edition

5.0

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This book was brutal. The start was a bit slow but once I saw what a badass Jane is and understood the threat of the shamblers, I enjoyed every minute of it.

5/5