lillowo 's review for:

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

4.5

adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was such an interesting read! This book mixes historical information, historical fiction, and a fantasy elements together in a beautiful blend. The ways in which the horrors of slavery are parallel to and contrasted with the horrors of zombies is such a dark and unsettling comparison that made for really interesting read and a super engaging critique of the slave system that America had. I also really liked the ongoing theme of slavery not ending but just being put on a pause for the zombie apocalypse, I think that it worked really well with paralleling the ways in which the government has still made it so that slavery is still present today. A super interesting read!