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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
(2.5 stars rounded up because I wasn't really in the mood to read it in the first place so don't want to dock it for my lack of zombie mood.)
I thought I was in the mood for a zombie book. I had just finished watching Warm Bodies again and thought, "I need more of that fun zombie action." And then I started reading Rot & Ruin and realized I really wasn't in the mood after all. But I had already started, and I didn't have anything better waiting in the wings, so I just plodded on through.
My biggest gripe with the book is the immaturity of the main character, Benny. Boy, is he a whiner. He makes up his mind about things, often incorrectly, and then moans and groans when people don't conform to his beliefs. He does get better as the book goes along, but the beginning ruined him for me.
There's also a lot of talk and philosophizing going on in the book, often at the expense of the zombie action. This makes the story feel slower than you would expect from an apocalyptic zombie novel. There are some interesting life lessons that could be learned, I guess, but it wasn't what I wanted for my zombie fix.
However, I can 100% see how this book would appeal to the teenage crowd. There's the dashing older brother who's a super ninja. There's zombies. There's a love story. I enjoy reading YA books that don't pander to the perceived lower intelligence of the YA crowd, but this one panders. It is written in a tone that makes it obvious from the beginning that, yep, this is a YA book.
And as a final note, there was a major discrepancy in the book that I just couldn't let go for the last third of the story.
So if you don't mind a book that talks down to you a bit and has more talking than fighting, this wasn't a bad story overall. Just not quite my cup of tea. Will I read the next one? Maybe, if the zombie mood strikes again and the stars align just right and the book falls into my lap. It could happen.
I thought I was in the mood for a zombie book. I had just finished watching Warm Bodies again and thought, "I need more of that fun zombie action." And then I started reading Rot & Ruin and realized I really wasn't in the mood after all. But I had already started, and I didn't have anything better waiting in the wings, so I just plodded on through.
My biggest gripe with the book is the immaturity of the main character, Benny. Boy, is he a whiner. He makes up his mind about things, often incorrectly, and then moans and groans when people don't conform to his beliefs. He does get better as the book goes along, but the beginning ruined him for me.
There's also a lot of talk and philosophizing going on in the book, often at the expense of the zombie action. This makes the story feel slower than you would expect from an apocalyptic zombie novel. There are some interesting life lessons that could be learned, I guess, but it wasn't what I wanted for my zombie fix.
However, I can 100% see how this book would appeal to the teenage crowd. There's the dashing older brother who's a super ninja. There's zombies. There's a love story. I enjoy reading YA books that don't pander to the perceived lower intelligence of the YA crowd, but this one panders. It is written in a tone that makes it obvious from the beginning that, yep, this is a YA book.
And as a final note, there was a major discrepancy in the book that I just couldn't let go for the last third of the story.
Spoiler
When Benny is off saving Nix there are repeated mentionings of her bare footprints and her running barefoot across a field, etc., etc. However, nowhere afterwards are we ever told that she acquires a pair of shoes, and they continue to run all over the forests and mountains and fight the bad guys, apparently all with no shoes!! She must have feet lined with leather.So if you don't mind a book that talks down to you a bit and has more talking than fighting, this wasn't a bad story overall. Just not quite my cup of tea. Will I read the next one? Maybe, if the zombie mood strikes again and the stars align just right and the book falls into my lap. It could happen.
*Yawn* I think my statuses say enough. I feel like I accomplished something, finishing this book. The synopsis made it sound so interesting though :/
Bir kitapta diyaloglar ile betimlemenin dengede tutulması taraftarıyım.
İlk zaman, çürük harabe tanıtım sıralarında betimlemeye hiç yer verilmeyip, sayfalarca konuşan karakterler okuyunca içim karardı hafiften, dedim yandık.
Whatsapp grubu gibi yemin ederim, car car konuşma böyle, başıma ağrılar giriyor bildiğin. Ama korktuğum gibi olmadı. Betimleme çoğalmadı ama diyaloglar zamanla daha az göze batar oldu ya da ben alıştım diyelim.
Deli bi' The Walking Dead fangirlü olarak, dizi ve çizgi romanlardan sonra haliyle okuduğum TWD kitapları beni tatmin etmiyordu, bu nedenle başka zombi temalı kitap okumayı uzun zamandır istiyordum. Arkadaşım bu kitabı önerince hemen atlamıştım lakin; Çürük ve Harabe bu anlamda beğenimi pek kazanamadı.
Açıkçası zombi temalı bir kitaba göre zombilere adam akıllı yer verilmemişti bile.
Sürükleyici, yine okunabilir bir dil. Ama devamını okumak ister miyim şüph-bi' saniye, seri 7 kitaptan oluşuyor, ilk kitap bizde 2013 yılında mı çıktı? Hayırlı işler arkadaşlahahahahahahaha.
Zombi temalı kitap öneriniz varsa alırım bi' dal. BEN İPTAL.
İlk zaman, çürük harabe tanıtım sıralarında betimlemeye hiç yer verilmeyip, sayfalarca konuşan karakterler okuyunca içim karardı hafiften, dedim yandık.
Whatsapp grubu gibi yemin ederim, car car konuşma böyle, başıma ağrılar giriyor bildiğin. Ama korktuğum gibi olmadı. Betimleme çoğalmadı ama diyaloglar zamanla daha az göze batar oldu ya da ben alıştım diyelim.
Deli bi' The Walking Dead fangirlü olarak, dizi ve çizgi romanlardan sonra haliyle okuduğum TWD kitapları beni tatmin etmiyordu, bu nedenle başka zombi temalı kitap okumayı uzun zamandır istiyordum. Arkadaşım bu kitabı önerince hemen atlamıştım lakin; Çürük ve Harabe bu anlamda beğenimi pek kazanamadı.
Açıkçası zombi temalı bir kitaba göre zombilere adam akıllı yer verilmemişti bile.
Sürükleyici, yine okunabilir bir dil. Ama devamını okumak ister miyim şüph-bi' saniye, seri 7 kitaptan oluşuyor, ilk kitap bizde 2013 yılında mı çıktı? Hayırlı işler arkadaşlahahahahahahaha.
Zombi temalı kitap öneriniz varsa alırım bi' dal. BEN İPTAL.
It started out weakly - I seriously considered dropping the book, but then it got a lot better. It avoided most of the usual bad tropes of young adult fantasy, and painted a nice portrait of two estranged brothers that found a way to mend their relationship and help out their community. (Being a sucker for world-building, I have to say that though it didn't go especially deeply, I also liked the world and its zombies. )
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Not only is there adventure & thrills but it really causes you to question your previously decided opinions on zombies. What if this really happened? Wouldn't you still want your lived ones turned zombies to be put down humanely out of respect for the humans they once were? I've never really thought about it like that. But don't think this is all there is too the books. Not only does it make you question those things but also how humanity tends to put logic & reasoning aside during panic & fear & resorts back to archaic superstitions to make themselves feel in control of a world that's out of control. And if that isn't scary enough, you have the biggest, baddest monsters of all- greedy humans. Those who have souls, know right from wrong & still terrorize the helpless & take advantage of the fear of the masses for their own power & greed. I really love the hero Benny evolves into & I can't wait to read the second book!
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Just finished the first book and I have to say I really liked this book. There was never a boring part and I really liked the character Benny Imura. I really like the authors take on the life with zombies. I also like how Benny and his brother Tom's relationship ship was rocky at first but towards the end Benny did start to forgive his brother and love him even though he would never say it. I'm really happy I decided to read this book and I can't wait to read the rest of the series
[Adult reviewer] R&R is definitely not one of the better juvenile/YA zombie books I've read. A couple of the secondary characters were good, but I can't think of much else nice to say. I found the protagonist's complete transformation (over 2 weeks, no less) laughable. So much in this book was illogical and unrealistic. But ignore me; the aggregate GR ratings indicate the average reader liked or loved this book.
VERDICT: thoughtcrime / failing grade. Under 2 stars.
VERDICT: thoughtcrime / failing grade. Under 2 stars.