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A review by athenaevarinya
Survivors by Z.A. Recht, Thom Brannan
3.0
Alright, so I just finished the book and digesting it all. While I enjoyed it, for the most part, I feel the ending was a bit of a letdown. We're left with a possible viable vaccination and a chance for what's left of the human race to survive the virus once they get it, but no cure which makes sense when dealing with a virus-based problem. I don't know, I know it apocalyptic and all, but the death count at the end got to me mostly because it wasn't death against zombie problems, but a group of military men who are led by a shithead and nobody questioned the things he says.
So Sawyer claims there is a cure and they have to get Anna to get it. He claims they're trying to sell the cure to the highest bidder, but let's face facts here. The world is screwed beyond screwed with the zombies (sprinters and shamblers) being the majority and money is worthless. It makes no sense to be selling a cure if there was one. And considering the state of the sprinters, a so-called cure would wind up killing them because without the virus to push them, they'd drop dead before the could be nursed back. So considering that, it's ridiculous that Anna is hoarding a cure. And honestly, did none of those soldiers use their brain to question why they couldn't just go to where Anna was holed up to ask for a cure. Did they have to kill people who've managed to survive for who knows how long in a world of zombies?
So yeah, not really feeling the ending, but that's all we're going to get because the author passed away. And come to think of it, another reason why it doesn't really feel right is that the author died before finishing it and another guy took over to finish it. I'm thinking a lot of the deaths that I didn't like was his fault. =(
So Sawyer claims there is a cure and they have to get Anna to get it. He claims they're trying to sell the cure to the highest bidder, but let's face facts here. The world is screwed beyond screwed with the zombies (sprinters and shamblers) being the majority and money is worthless. It makes no sense to be selling a cure if there was one. And considering the state of the sprinters, a so-called cure would wind up killing them because without the virus to push them, they'd drop dead before the could be nursed back. So considering that, it's ridiculous that Anna is hoarding a cure. And honestly, did none of those soldiers use their brain to question why they couldn't just go to where Anna was holed up to ask for a cure. Did they have to kill people who've managed to survive for who knows how long in a world of zombies?
So yeah, not really feeling the ending, but that's all we're going to get because the author passed away. And come to think of it, another reason why it doesn't really feel right is that the author died before finishing it and another guy took over to finish it. I'm thinking a lot of the deaths that I didn't like was his fault. =(