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A review by es_the_book_hoarder
The Living Dead by George A. Romero, Daniel Kraus
5.0
This is an EPIC book, in every sense of the word it's a huge journey through the lives of various characters during a zombie/ghoul apocalypse. It's extremely character driven - and by this I mean there are chapters devoted to characters, their lives, the situations they find themselves in and everything in between and in some cases, afterwards. And I could not stop wanting to read it! I needed to find out more about these people. I lived and breathed every moment with every one of them.
The take on zombies/ghouls was a really interesting one. The general gore and horror you would expect is there but there is so much more to it than meets the eye.
There are racial, political and social nuances throughout, but it has at its core an extreme sense of what it is to be human, and it is that aspect that threads through this novel connecting everything together.
I have never read a zombie novel before this one, though I've seen plenty of zombie movies and shows. This book played out before my reading eyes like a movie, and left something behind with me that will stay, just as those many movies and shows have. It has heart, character, nail biting intensity, cringeworthy gory scenes, heartbreaking tearful losses, and triumphant cries of victory. It does not ask all the questions, it does not give all the answers. But it doesn't need to. Etta, Greer, Chuck, Charlene, Luis, Nishimura, Muse, Jenny, Fadi, and Annie Teller. And so many, many more. Their stories build the foundation for this epic, and the superb writing draws you right in to their lives and it's fabulous.
Thank you to the authors, publishers and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The take on zombies/ghouls was a really interesting one. The general gore and horror you would expect is there but there is so much more to it than meets the eye.
There are racial, political and social nuances throughout, but it has at its core an extreme sense of what it is to be human, and it is that aspect that threads through this novel connecting everything together.
I have never read a zombie novel before this one, though I've seen plenty of zombie movies and shows. This book played out before my reading eyes like a movie, and left something behind with me that will stay, just as those many movies and shows have. It has heart, character, nail biting intensity, cringeworthy gory scenes, heartbreaking tearful losses, and triumphant cries of victory. It does not ask all the questions, it does not give all the answers. But it doesn't need to. Etta, Greer, Chuck, Charlene, Luis, Nishimura, Muse, Jenny, Fadi, and Annie Teller. And so many, many more. Their stories build the foundation for this epic, and the superb writing draws you right in to their lives and it's fabulous.
Thank you to the authors, publishers and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.