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dsollick's review against another edition
3.0
It had some really excellent moments and good heartless characters, but the motivations and overall arc made little to no sense. Certain characters took actions to move the plot forward because someone had to do it. Death as a character sounds cool on the synopsis but never explored in any worthwhile depth.
mellabella's review against another edition
2.0
Not too sure about this one. It's a little weird. It's a quick read with a LOT of characters.
The angel of death might have been one of it's more likable characters. It does have good action scenes. He's also not scared of killing off main characters.
I love a good zombie novel. I've read books by this author before. Just not sure this is his best.
2.5 stars
The angel of death might have been one of it's more likable characters. It does have good action scenes. He's also not scared of killing off main characters.
I love a good zombie novel. I've read books by this author before. Just not sure this is his best.
2.5 stars
readerxxx's review against another edition
1.0
this is supposed to be a masterpiece of zombie fiction. I got 3/4 of the way through it and just stopped giving a crap. I have too little reading time to read books that dont engage me.
jerefi's review against another edition
1.0
Someone on the el platform asked me if my book was good yesterday and I said without hesitation, "Absolutely not." Having Death as a character could be cool and a book about a zombie apocalypse could also be cool. Putting the two together should be as well, but in the case of this book, not even close. So glad I paid less than a dollar for it. Now to be rid of it...
horrorghoul's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed this book. Angel Of Death, zombies, and a creepy dude with a dog mask = win!
moto1480's review against another edition
2.0
UGH. So much potential in this book and most of it wasted. The author seemed unable to decide whether he wanted the story to be: 1) supernatural and Lovecraft-like, 2) a gritty, military Band of Brothers tale, 3) a survival against the odds, 4) commentary on the US government or 5) Death (the horseman) shows up and takes back the world from the zombies. It feels like he just threw all of these ideas against a wall and hoped that a coherent story came out of it. I'm sure you could guess how that went.
Also, violence against women: can we quit using that as an insta-sympathize card? It just felt gratuitous and completely unnecessary. The character that experienced said violence was already in a terrible situation without that added to it. In the same vein, why was there not one, but TWO, pedophiles in this book? I could understand the writer's need to have the villain lean that way, but for the other character? Not relevant and added nothing to the story. Finally, some pointless death is acceptable (after all, it's a story about zombies) but there were several characters who were introduced only to die in the next, or sometimes even the same, chapter. Why am I supposed to care who lives or dies if they're all theoretically going to go for no good reason except to raise the body count?
The tragedy of this book is that there is a good story in the text dying (no pun intended) to get out. The Death plotline by itself was excellent. I found myself greedily reading through the chapters he appeared in and hoping he'd show up more. Most of the human characters were completely unlikable. I don't necessarily need someone to root for in the books I read, but when the only two decent human characters are a child (who is the epitome of naive and serves no real purpose but to move the plot along) and a reverend who has mostly lost her faith...well, out of a cast of about 20-25 characters, it gets tiring.
So much chaff, not enough wheat. I'll probably read the sequel, but only because I want more Death.
Also, violence against women: can we quit using that as an insta-sympathize card? It just felt gratuitous and completely unnecessary. The character that experienced said violence was already in a terrible situation without that added to it. In the same vein, why was there not one, but TWO, pedophiles in this book? I could understand the writer's need to have the villain lean that way, but for the other character? Not relevant and added nothing to the story. Finally, some pointless death is acceptable (after all, it's a story about zombies) but there were several characters who were introduced only to die in the next, or sometimes even the same, chapter. Why am I supposed to care who lives or dies if they're all theoretically going to go for no good reason except to raise the body count?
The tragedy of this book is that there is a good story in the text dying (no pun intended) to get out. The Death plotline by itself was excellent. I found myself greedily reading through the chapters he appeared in and hoping he'd show up more. Most of the human characters were completely unlikable. I don't necessarily need someone to root for in the books I read, but when the only two decent human characters are a child (who is the epitome of naive and serves no real purpose but to move the plot along) and a reverend who has mostly lost her faith...well, out of a cast of about 20-25 characters, it gets tiring.
So much chaff, not enough wheat. I'll probably read the sequel, but only because I want more Death.
rovertoak's review against another edition
4.0
Plenty of action, horror, and suspense and good writing to boot. From the description, I figured the spectre of "Death" would play more of a role against the undead, but he plays more of a minor role. This ended up working very well. Recommended to fans of the genre!
patchy710's review against another edition
2.0
Not my type of zombie novel. The author took the concept of the zombie to a different level. As the undead eat they become more and more lifelike. The color of their skin even returns. No Me Gusta.
horrorghoul's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed this book. Angel Of Death, zombies, and a creepy dude with a dog mask = win!