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kaiser0075 's review for:
The Fall of the Governor: Part Two
by Robert Kirkman
Though nowhere near the train wreck of the previous entry in the series, Part Two of the Fall of the Governor suffers from the same essential issue as its predecessor: Does reading alternative POVs of the exact same scenes that took place in the WALKING DEAD comics really qualify as meaningful or even entertaining?
Obviously opinions will be divided on this, but for me, this final book in the series barely qualifies as either. Book One was a very solid read that served the purpose of getting to know and better understand the titular character; the second did much the same for Lilly Caul. The third, as I noted here served no such purpose. The Governor was already batshit crazy and doing exactly what he did through the comics, while Lilly couldn't make up her mind what she wanted and vacillated between being rebelling and subscribing to the Governor's world views.
Thankfully, Part Two gets better the further it goes because the first section of the novel is mind-numbingly boring. Everything that takes place feels like padding before the good citizens of Woodbury are led against the prison. We know the Governor is very badly wounded, and all this section of the book details is his return to vertical, while Lilly develops her leadership skills in his absence. In Part Two of Part Two - ridiculous, isn't it? - the battles at the prison take place. Again, anyone familiar with the WALKING DEAD universe knows exactly how this is going to play out. But at least there are some action beats and the exact level of the Governor's crazy is presented in full technicolour. Just in case you were in any doubt. At this point, I was fully ready to award another one-star rating to a book in this series, but the third part actually gives us something new as the survivors of the prison battle to escape the death-trap they have effectively brought upon themselves.
More of this section and the action that might have followed would have made for a worthwhile side addition to Kirkman's ongoing comic book series. But 70 or so pages is all we get, and for that there's only one extra star to be awarded.
For completists and WALKING DEAD aficionados only.
2 Spittle-Flecked, Screamed Orders for The Fall of the Governor: Part Two.
Obviously opinions will be divided on this, but for me, this final book in the series barely qualifies as either. Book One was a very solid read that served the purpose of getting to know and better understand the titular character; the second did much the same for Lilly Caul. The third, as I noted here served no such purpose. The Governor was already batshit crazy and doing exactly what he did through the comics, while Lilly couldn't make up her mind what she wanted and vacillated between being rebelling and subscribing to the Governor's world views.
Thankfully, Part Two gets better the further it goes because the first section of the novel is mind-numbingly boring. Everything that takes place feels like padding before the good citizens of Woodbury are led against the prison. We know the Governor is very badly wounded, and all this section of the book details is his return to vertical, while Lilly develops her leadership skills in his absence.
Spoiler
Cue the obvious telegraph of the novel's ending.More of this section and the action that might have followed would have made for a worthwhile side addition to Kirkman's ongoing comic book series. But 70 or so pages is all we get, and for that there's only one extra star to be awarded.
For completists and WALKING DEAD aficionados only.
2 Spittle-Flecked, Screamed Orders for The Fall of the Governor: Part Two.