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mangofandango 's review for:
The Reapers Are the Angels
by Alden Bell
In a world full of zombie novels, this one is really unique and strangely beautiful - despite being pretty grim and gory. The back of the book describes it as Southern Gothic zombie. It is that, with rotting mansions and an old wealthy family with secrets, but there's also a wild west element to the story. It all leads up to a showdown between the protagonist and her sort of fated antagonist, in an apocalyptic landscape. I don't know how I feel about the ending yet, but I can say that I think it was as unique as the rest of the book...and that this story will linger in my memory for a long time.
Another thing I really liked about this book was the lens through which the main character sees the zombie infested world - it's still a place of "crackerjack miracles" and things she wants to see and learn and be. She was born into it, it's just how the world is for her. All of that adds a layer of painful, tender hope to a hopeless, violent, bloody life, and that makes the whole thing ache a little bit, in the way that makes a story stronger.
Another thing I really liked about this book was the lens through which the main character sees the zombie infested world - it's still a place of "crackerjack miracles" and things she wants to see and learn and be. She was born into it, it's just how the world is for her. All of that adds a layer of painful, tender hope to a hopeless, violent, bloody life, and that makes the whole thing ache a little bit, in the way that makes a story stronger.