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Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland
Justina Ireland's writing is so damn cool! I ate this up in about 24 hours and I'm gonna start the sequel right now.
This was a heartbreaking but lovely book that had so many things to say about racism, prejudice, cruelty, but also about resilience, friendship. Like other reviewers noted, it was so nice that the romantic subplots were very subtle and didn't take up too much space, leaving the rivals to friends relationship between Jane and Katherine with a lot of room to breathe. I was really a huge fan of their friendship, their corset running joke, their banter and their coming closer together.
I also really liked how Jane was so turned on by cleverness. That's so relatable. Loved the aro-ace representation in this (without it being called that) and the source of Jane learning how to kiss! And beyond her courage, muttonheadedness, resilience and moral compass, I loved Jane's empathy and understanding. She might feel jealous of other women or she might be snitched on, or bullied, but she has a deep understanding of why people do that. What a great main character.
I loved the bits of kindness from plenty of characters and also the complexity of Jane's situation back home before she was sent to the training school.
And the zombie, ahem, shambler fights were really awesome! They were very easy to follow, cool to read, and alert and had a fresh perspective to them. There's one near the end of the book that happens in the darkness and it felt super innovative to me. I thought I was bored of zombies. Dread Nation proved me wrong.
Fuck the Survivalists!
This was a heartbreaking but lovely book that had so many things to say about racism, prejudice, cruelty, but also about resilience, friendship. Like other reviewers noted, it was so nice that the romantic subplots were very subtle and didn't take up too much space, leaving the rivals to friends relationship between Jane and Katherine with a lot of room to breathe. I was really a huge fan of their friendship, their corset running joke, their banter and their coming closer together.
I also really liked how Jane was so turned on by cleverness. That's so relatable. Loved the aro-ace representation in this (without it being called that) and the source of Jane learning how to kiss! And beyond her courage, muttonheadedness, resilience and moral compass, I loved Jane's empathy and understanding. She might feel jealous of other women or she might be snitched on, or bullied, but she has a deep understanding of why people do that. What a great main character.
I loved the bits of kindness from plenty of characters and also the complexity of Jane's situation back home before she was sent to the training school.
And the zombie, ahem, shambler fights were really awesome! They were very easy to follow, cool to read, and alert and had a fresh perspective to them. There's one near the end of the book that happens in the darkness and it felt super innovative to me. I thought I was bored of zombies. Dread Nation proved me wrong.
Fuck the Survivalists!