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Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

5.0

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What a great novel! Zombie fiction is not for everyone, I know, but the premise of this book allowed the author to explore the themes of slavery, racial passing, re-education, and more in a completely fresh context. In the final stretch of the Civil War, the dead rise against the living, forcing a temporary ceasefire between North and South. Black citizens are recruited to fight in the war against the dead, forced to battle on the front lines because of the color of the skin, but finding strength and freedom in their new roles, too. I'm excited to see that this is the first of a series. I'll definitely line up to read the next book!