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gingerbread_void 's review for:
Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland
This was one of the books I wanted to read most this year and I originally planned on reading it back in July since I am American and this book sort of centers around/takes place during the early years of America but I obviously didn’t end up doing that. I decided to save it for a time closer to Halloween just because my brain always places zombies/the undead as part of the horror genre. (Though I rank zombies as the lowest form of horror…) I am glad I waited until this time of year to read this book just because I found it more enjoyable now then I would have at that time.
I knew going into this book that I was either going to love it or hate it just because like I said I really do not care for zombies luckily I loved this book. I found the main character to by likable and for the most part relatable. The side characters were well written. Even the smallest characters felt real which can be difficult when dealing with a story where you meet plenty of people for just a few moments. You found yourself saddened when they are turned even if you just met them a few pages prior.
I also found I really enjoyed ow this book handled the sexualities present in it. the main character is bisexual and while it is only addressed a few times we never see it being seen as big deal and while the character doesn’t talk about it very often she is not ashamed of her feeling towards people weather it be men or women which I greatly admired since it is so rare to see bisexual character who aren’t labeled as confused or who aren’t portrayed as constantly questions and pushing themselves in one direction or the other. Plus this book also has an asexual and aromatic character which is also very refreshing. It is only mentioned once but still it nice to see when ace characters are so rare.
This book also shines a light on just home damaging prodigious can be for everyone involved. Even though this book takes places during the early days of America the message about how harmful racism can be rings true even to this day. Not just its messages about over all racism but also the message about how religion can effect the way we view people around us and in some cases can cause undo hate just as it can cause some to see the things taught to them is wrong.
While I did find aspects of this book I wasn’t all that found of such as the blooming love triangle, the way the undead had no originality to their actions or their so far unknown origins, and a couple other random bits and bobs here and there.
Overall I really did enjoy this book and I think it was a great start to the story I just hope the rest of the books can follow suit. This is one of those book that could either be amazing or fall flat because it has no hope of keeping up with its start. In either case it will still be interesting to see what direction the series takes.
I knew going into this book that I was either going to love it or hate it just because like I said I really do not care for zombies luckily I loved this book. I found the main character to by likable and for the most part relatable. The side characters were well written. Even the smallest characters felt real which can be difficult when dealing with a story where you meet plenty of people for just a few moments. You found yourself saddened when they are turned even if you just met them a few pages prior.
I also found I really enjoyed ow this book handled the sexualities present in it. the main character is bisexual and while it is only addressed a few times we never see it being seen as big deal and while the character doesn’t talk about it very often she is not ashamed of her feeling towards people weather it be men or women which I greatly admired since it is so rare to see bisexual character who aren’t labeled as confused or who aren’t portrayed as constantly questions and pushing themselves in one direction or the other. Plus this book also has an asexual and aromatic character which is also very refreshing. It is only mentioned once but still it nice to see when ace characters are so rare.
This book also shines a light on just home damaging prodigious can be for everyone involved. Even though this book takes places during the early days of America the message about how harmful racism can be rings true even to this day. Not just its messages about over all racism but also the message about how religion can effect the way we view people around us and in some cases can cause undo hate just as it can cause some to see the things taught to them is wrong.
While I did find aspects of this book I wasn’t all that found of such as the blooming love triangle, the way the undead had no originality to their actions or their so far unknown origins, and a couple other random bits and bobs here and there.
Overall I really did enjoy this book and I think it was a great start to the story I just hope the rest of the books can follow suit. This is one of those book that could either be amazing or fall flat because it has no hope of keeping up with its start. In either case it will still be interesting to see what direction the series takes.