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A review by biancarosesmith
The Living Dead by George A. Romero, Daniel Kraus
3.0
This book was quite timely set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and I loved the concept of a zombie apocalyptic plague. It’s a chunker of a book and is set over 15 years, from the perspectives of many characters and different viewpoints of the situation as it unfolds.
I’m always honest with my reviews so here we go. This book was honestly a slog for me and I really struggled to finish it. I had to force myself.
I enjoyed it at the beginning and found it engaging but I lost my interest as I continued to read and had I not been reading it for a group read I may have DNFd it. Throughout the book there were parts I liked but overall I found it incredibly scattered with the sheer volume of characters and storylines present to the point where they felt confusing for me and although the stories tied back together at the end, it had lost its enjoyment for me well before then.
I didn’t find I connected to many of the characters nor the storylines and for me personally I think this was part of the issue. I feel the book also could have been shorter but I also respect Kraus had a difficult job coming in to finish Romero’s work and perhaps found it difficult to cull parts of it.
The writing itself wasn’t an issue. The way it is written is clever, funny and I enjoyed viewing the plague from the different viewpoints, especially the zombies. I’m disappointed though as I didn’t enjoy this much as I had hoped.
I know a few people have been enjoying this one so if you are interested please give it a go so you can weigh in with your own opinion!
I’m always honest with my reviews so here we go. This book was honestly a slog for me and I really struggled to finish it. I had to force myself.
I enjoyed it at the beginning and found it engaging but I lost my interest as I continued to read and had I not been reading it for a group read I may have DNFd it. Throughout the book there were parts I liked but overall I found it incredibly scattered with the sheer volume of characters and storylines present to the point where they felt confusing for me and although the stories tied back together at the end, it had lost its enjoyment for me well before then.
I didn’t find I connected to many of the characters nor the storylines and for me personally I think this was part of the issue. I feel the book also could have been shorter but I also respect Kraus had a difficult job coming in to finish Romero’s work and perhaps found it difficult to cull parts of it.
The writing itself wasn’t an issue. The way it is written is clever, funny and I enjoyed viewing the plague from the different viewpoints, especially the zombies. I’m disappointed though as I didn’t enjoy this much as I had hoped.
I know a few people have been enjoying this one so if you are interested please give it a go so you can weigh in with your own opinion!