Zone One by Colson Whitehead

Zone One

Colson Whitehead

272 pages • first pub 2010 (view editions)

fiction horror literary science fiction dark tense slow-paced
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A reader who savors cerebral, slow-burn fiction that uses a familiar genre as a mirror for existential reflection, social satire, and the psychological toll of catastrophe will feel most at home here.

Description

In this wry take on the post-apocalyptic horror novel, a pandemic has devastated the planet. The plague has sorted humanity into two types: the uninfected and the infected, the living and the living dead.Now the plague is receding, and Americans a...

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Community Reviews

3.21
based on 4,963 reviews

Moods

dark: 87%

tense: 52%

reflective: 41%

adventurous: 36%

challenging: 33%

sad: 23%

emotional: 17%

mysterious: 14%

funny: 12%

hopeful: 2%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
30% of readers chose medium
59% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
49% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
49% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
49% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

42% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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