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Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland
"I find my lot in life has less to do with what I say than who I am" -Justina Ireland, Dread Nation
Dread Nation is a YA historical thriller, with shamblers [ undead/zombies ] and a young teen girl, Jane, tries to survive in an apocalyptic world where she is looked down upon due to the color of her skin.
The main character refers to the destroying of shamblers as harvesting.
Dread Nation is told in three parts: the Prologue, Part One: The Civilized East, Part Two: The Cruel West, and broken timeline, which consisted of the present and memories. There are politics and mysterious subplots.
The chapters were labeled with numbers and phrases. Letter excerpts from the main character and her mother are also included as chapter headings.
I did have a more difficult time reading this story due to the intense and unrelenting racism. At the end of the story is an author's note about the historical events touched upon therein.
I'm satisfied with the time I afforded in reading the story and also I didn't quite enjoy my reading experience.
Content Guide: racism, slavery, segregation, gore, horror, violence, scene of a man whipping a shirtless teen girl, scene of a parent drowning their child, profanity
Dread Nation is a YA historical thriller, with shamblers [ undead/zombies ] and a young teen girl, Jane, tries to survive in an apocalyptic world where she is looked down upon due to the color of her skin.
The main character refers to the destroying of shamblers as harvesting.
Dread Nation is told in three parts: the Prologue, Part One: The Civilized East, Part Two: The Cruel West, and broken timeline, which consisted of the present and memories. There are politics and mysterious subplots.
The chapters were labeled with numbers and phrases. Letter excerpts from the main character and her mother are also included as chapter headings.
I did have a more difficult time reading this story due to the intense and unrelenting racism. At the end of the story is an author's note about the historical events touched upon therein.
I'm satisfied with the time I afforded in reading the story and also I didn't quite enjoy my reading experience.
Content Guide: racism, slavery, segregation, gore, horror, violence, scene of a man whipping a shirtless teen girl, scene of a parent drowning their child, profanity