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A review by unexplainabl
Isolation: The Horror Anthology by Dan Coxon
dark
slow-paced
3.25
Average Rating - 3.175 / 5 = 3/5
Favourites: 'Lone Gunman', 'How We Are', 'Fire Above, Fire Below'.
Least Favourites: ' Chalk. Sea. Sand. Sky. Stone.', 'Ready or Not', 'So Easy to Kill'.
Story-by-Story:
1 | The Snow Child - Alison Littlewood | 3 - Pretty good start to the collection. [1-30-23]
2 | Friends for Life - Mark Morris | 3.5 - I really liked this one, was a bit sad though honestly. [1-31-23]
3 | Solivagant - A.G. Slatter | 3 - I'm not usually a fan ofvampire stories, but this one was better than I'd expected it to be. [1-31-23]
4 | Lone Gunman - Jonathan Maberry | 4.5 - Definitely my favourite so far, I need to check out more Jonathan Maberry. I'm surprised I've never read any of his other works because Zombies are definitely one of my favourites to read/watch movies about. In fact, my main writing project is a zombie story. [2-10-23]
5 | Second Wind - M.R. Carey | 4 - I enjoyed this one quite a bit. I'd love to read a full length novel set in this world, with more of Nick and Janine as well as others who are 'dead but not dead dead'. [2-10-23]
6 | Under Care - Brian Evenson | 3 - This was okay. I think they were aliens, or something. But I'm not positive. I'd like to read more about what happens after this ends and what happens to the MC. [2-11-23]
7 | How We Are - Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ | 4.5 - Wasn't enjoying this at first but glad I stuck with it. It's in my top favourites of the collection. [2-11-23]
8 | The Long Dead Day - Joe R. Lansdale | 3.5 - Not mad that there was another zombie story in here. [2-11-23]
9 | Alone is a Long Time - Michael Marshall Smith | 3 - Not bad, not great. [2-11-23]
10 | Chalk. Sea. Sand. Sky. Stone. - Lynda E. Rucker | 2 - I really wasn't a fan of this one. [2-13-23]
11 | Ready or Not - Marian Womack | 1.5 - So far my least favourite out of the collection. [2-13-23]
12 | Letters to a Young Psychopath - Nina Allan | 3.5 [3-3-23]
13 | Jaunt - Ken Liu | 3 - The concept of this one was kind of cool but it was really just a bit boring. [3-6-23]
14 | Full Blood - Owl Goingback | 4 - This one was rather short but I still enjoyed the story. [3-21-23]
15 | The Blind House - Ramsey Campbell | 2 - I won't Lie, I'm a bit confused on what was going on in this one. [3-21-23]
16 | There's No Light Between Floors - Paul Tremblay | 3.5 - This was another good one, I think I'll need to look up more books by Paul because I recently read "The Cabin at the End of the World" and enjoyed that as well. [3-22-23]
17 | So Easy to Kill - Laird Barron | 1 - Definitely my least favourite in the collection. I didn't know what was going on for the majority of the story and it was so boring to me. It felt like I was thrown into the middle of a hard sci-fi series with no context, and honestly if it wasn't in a collection I wouldn't have read the entirety of it. [3-25-23]
18 | The Peculiar Seclusion of Molly McMarshall - Gwendolyn Kiste | 3 - This one was a short, quick read. I think it'd do pretty well as a short film. [3-28-23]
19 | Across the Bridge - Tim Lebbon | 3.5 - This one in ways reminded me of ‘28’ weeks later. [3-28-23]
20 | Fire Above, Fire Below - Lisa Tuttle | 4.5 - I really enjoyed this one, I’d love to read more in this world, both following the ending and also an outside perspective of what’s going on in the world while the MC is in the bunker. [3-29-23]
Favourites: 'Lone Gunman', 'How We Are', 'Fire Above, Fire Below'.
Least Favourites: ' Chalk. Sea. Sand. Sky. Stone.', 'Ready or Not', 'So Easy to Kill'.
Story-by-Story:
1 | The Snow Child - Alison Littlewood | 3 - Pretty good start to the collection. [1-30-23]
2 | Friends for Life - Mark Morris | 3.5 - I really liked this one, was a bit sad though honestly. [1-31-23]
3 | Solivagant - A.G. Slatter | 3 - I'm not usually a fan of
4 | Lone Gunman - Jonathan Maberry | 4.5 - Definitely my favourite so far, I need to check out more Jonathan Maberry. I'm surprised I've never read any of his other works because Zombies are definitely one of my favourites to read/watch movies about. In fact, my main writing project is a zombie story. [2-10-23]
5 | Second Wind - M.R. Carey | 4 - I enjoyed this one quite a bit. I'd love to read a full length novel set in this world, with more of Nick and Janine as well as others who are 'dead but not dead dead'. [2-10-23]
6 | Under Care - Brian Evenson | 3 - This was okay. I think they were aliens, or something. But I'm not positive. I'd like to read more about what happens after this ends and what happens to the MC. [2-11-23]
7 | How We Are - Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ | 4.5 - Wasn't enjoying this at first but glad I stuck with it. It's in my top favourites of the collection. [2-11-23]
8 | The Long Dead Day - Joe R. Lansdale | 3.5 - Not mad that there was another zombie story in here. [2-11-23]
9 | Alone is a Long Time - Michael Marshall Smith | 3 - Not bad, not great. [2-11-23]
10 | Chalk. Sea. Sand. Sky. Stone. - Lynda E. Rucker | 2 - I really wasn't a fan of this one. [2-13-23]
11 | Ready or Not - Marian Womack | 1.5 - So far my least favourite out of the collection. [2-13-23]
12 | Letters to a Young Psychopath - Nina Allan | 3.5 [3-3-23]
13 | Jaunt - Ken Liu | 3 - The concept of this one was kind of cool but it was really just a bit boring. [3-6-23]
14 | Full Blood - Owl Goingback | 4 - This one was rather short but I still enjoyed the story. [3-21-23]
15 | The Blind House - Ramsey Campbell | 2 - I won't Lie, I'm a bit confused on what was going on in this one. [3-21-23]
16 | There's No Light Between Floors - Paul Tremblay | 3.5 - This was another good one, I think I'll need to look up more books by Paul because I recently read "The Cabin at the End of the World" and enjoyed that as well. [3-22-23]
17 | So Easy to Kill - Laird Barron | 1 - Definitely my least favourite in the collection. I didn't know what was going on for the majority of the story and it was so boring to me. It felt like I was thrown into the middle of a hard sci-fi series with no context, and honestly if it wasn't in a collection I wouldn't have read the entirety of it. [3-25-23]
18 | The Peculiar Seclusion of Molly McMarshall - Gwendolyn Kiste | 3 - This one was a short, quick read. I think it'd do pretty well as a short film. [3-28-23]
19 | Across the Bridge - Tim Lebbon | 3.5 - This one in ways reminded me of ‘28’ weeks later. [3-28-23]
20 | Fire Above, Fire Below - Lisa Tuttle | 4.5 - I really enjoyed this one, I’d love to read more in this world, both following the ending and also an outside perspective of what’s going on in the world while the MC is in the bunker. [3-29-23]