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maismatu's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.25
danireys's review against another edition
3.0
I'm torn on the book. I really love the Walking Dead, which is a surprise for me as I'm not usually one for the horror genre--- but something about zombie novels are just fun. I'll give the book a 3 out of 5 stars because I still like the storyline despite my problems with it. My friend has been a huge Walking Dead fan since the beginning. I've read all the graphic novels to date as well as the first novel. I know exactly how the team writes and something is off with this one.
I think this novel felt a bit rushed. Character development was few and far between and some of the characters just felt a little stereotypical. With that said I still liked the book. I'm slightly confused on what's so shocking in this novel though. Nothing happened that's shocking unless the reader is completely unaware of all other installments of the series. What I'm most concerned with are the plot holes, many things were said and left unaddressed. When things don't make sense I tend to not like the book as well.
I think this novel felt a bit rushed. Character development was few and far between and some of the characters just felt a little stereotypical. With that said I still liked the book. I'm slightly confused on what's so shocking in this novel though. Nothing happened that's shocking unless the reader is completely unaware of all other installments of the series. What I'm most concerned with are the plot holes, many things were said and left unaddressed. When things don't make sense I tend to not like the book as well.
goobearmilltato's review against another edition
2.0
Eeeeeh, they say "fuck" a lot. If you're into that. It's not a very good book, though.
anna_w's review against another edition
4.0
Not as good as The Rise of the Governor, but it was still a good instalment to the series. Bob Stookey's character continuously broke my heart, I constantly wanted to give him a hug throughout the book! Also loved Martinez's character development; it felt more like the comics, whereas in the TV show, he seemed liked such an underrated character. I liked following the narrative from Lilly's perspective as well, it was a nice change from the constant male narration in the first book and she starts getting a bit kick-ass. I did enjoy the herd scenes, the blunt wit in this book is great, but it often got repetitive which was slightly frustrating. Still, I can't wait to pick up more books in the series!
chicokc's review against another edition
1.0
En teoría es la historia del Gobernador, pero hasta mas de la mitad del libro, aparece. Después no hay mucha trama de él, y la trama termina en simplemente nada. Sumamente predecible. Nada emocionante. Repetitivo. Un fiasco que añoraba terminar para dejar de leerlo
spikeanderson1's review against another edition
1.0
This book was as bad as the 1st in the series was good. What happened? Poor writing, shallow character development ... Blah blah blah. Too bad
ameserole's review against another edition
4.0
The Road to Woodbury is the second installment in The Walking Dead series. I definitely thought it was a lot better than the first one. Especially since it had the same narrator as before and I feel like I was less annoyed with him this time around. Probably because I was prepared for it and how he spoke.. but I ended up liking and enjoying the book.
In this story, it's about a group of people travelling to Woodbury, which is a small town with actual humans living there. Along the way, they are constantly dealing with zombies and killing them. I almost wanted to gag at some parts but was intrigued to see how this one was going to end. When we get to Woodbury we see the Governor again.
Now I haven't seen every episode or season of the actual tv show The Walking Dead but I do remember when they actually got to Woodbury and how the people who lived there acted. Even the Governor was strange to me. Yes, I still thought that when I was listening to the audio book of the first book in this series.
Overall, it was a really interesting book. I haven't really been in to zombies books until this year and I find this series so fascinating. I can't decide who's more evil though: zombies or the humans? I mean the residents of this town were just something. I didn't like everyone there but then again I felt that exact way watching the show. Even though I don't like every character I'm meeting along this wonderful series journey, one can feel bad for them. For instance, what they are going through and how they are living can't be easy. Every day is filled with difficult decision making.
I can't wait to dive into the next book. I hope they keep getting better and better.
In this story, it's about a group of people travelling to Woodbury, which is a small town with actual humans living there. Along the way, they are constantly dealing with zombies and killing them. I almost wanted to gag at some parts but was intrigued to see how this one was going to end. When we get to Woodbury we see the Governor again.
Now I haven't seen every episode or season of the actual tv show The Walking Dead but I do remember when they actually got to Woodbury and how the people who lived there acted. Even the Governor was strange to me. Yes, I still thought that when I was listening to the audio book of the first book in this series.
Overall, it was a really interesting book. I haven't really been in to zombies books until this year and I find this series so fascinating. I can't decide who's more evil though: zombies or the humans? I mean the residents of this town were just something. I didn't like everyone there but then again I felt that exact way watching the show. Even though I don't like every character I'm meeting along this wonderful series journey, one can feel bad for them. For instance, what they are going through and how they are living can't be easy. Every day is filled with difficult decision making.
I can't wait to dive into the next book. I hope they keep getting better and better.
stormblessed4's review
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
cozyreadingdays's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0