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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
Riveting! I love the characters and the writing. Is this really her debut novel?! I’ve never read a zombie book before, and was apprehensive, but loved it!
I have exams and I really should be studying for them but I just couldn't put this one down. It deserves all the stars.
You know you have found an absolutely great book when the first paragraph begins “The day I came squealing and squalling into the world was the first time someone tried to kill me. I guess it should have been obvious to everyone right then that I wasn't going to have a normal life.” Jane McCain is the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy but quite liberal female white Plantation owner in Kentucky. After the war between the states was derailed and the shamblers AKA zombies started roaming the United States the war shifted Focus to one in which some people tried to get Society to go back to the way it was prior to the war were others we're trying to forge a new country.
How can a zombie book with a wickedly good twist on the American Civil War with a mystery thrown in be side-splitting hilarious? Jane's voice is outstanding as she relates not only her current situation but takes the reader through her back story before she came to Miss Preston's. The first part of the book begins each chapter with an outtake from a letter Jane has written to her mother white the second half of the book has outtakes of letters that Jane's mother wrote to her. Each chapter's title begins with the words “In which I …”
Dread Nation is one of the best books I've read this year. With all the shot shocking revelations and twists and turns that come at the end, readers will be anxiously awaiting the next book in Jane's adventure.
How can a zombie book with a wickedly good twist on the American Civil War with a mystery thrown in be side-splitting hilarious? Jane's voice is outstanding as she relates not only her current situation but takes the reader through her back story before she came to Miss Preston's. The first part of the book begins each chapter with an outtake from a letter Jane has written to her mother white the second half of the book has outtakes of letters that Jane's mother wrote to her. Each chapter's title begins with the words “In which I …”
Dread Nation is one of the best books I've read this year. With all the shot shocking revelations and twists and turns that come at the end, readers will be anxiously awaiting the next book in Jane's adventure.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
If you can, you should listen to this book on audio. The narrator (Bahni Turpin) is absolutely stunning. The main characters sass is portrayed just right. You can hear the smiles and frowns, and the anger throughout all of the characters. Truly an amazing performance. The story itself was also fantastic. I cannot wait to listen to the second book soon!
was just burnt out, may try again. slow start, struggled to engage
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of historicak dystopian settings with zombies.
The writing style was easy to read and the plot was interesting enough throughout the book causing this book to become a page turner for me.
The whole story constantly kept me wondering who the biggest monster is: the zombies or human beings? I never knew how to trust as a character. Some seemed nice while they were fully capable of stabbing others in the back.
Apart from that I also like how even shamblers (as they are called in the book) evolve, making things even more tense and scary.
I am looking forward to reading the second book!
The writing style was easy to read and the plot was interesting enough throughout the book causing this book to become a page turner for me.
The whole story constantly kept me wondering who the biggest monster is: the zombies or human beings? I never knew how to trust as a character. Some seemed nice while they were fully capable of stabbing others in the back.
Apart from that I also like how even shamblers (as they are called in the book) evolve, making things even more tense and scary.
I am looking forward to reading the second book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Murder
Minor: Slavery
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes