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stevie_blue's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
- Loveable characters? No
3.75
I am on the fence, the idea is so good.. why are zombies mindless monsters, because the brain can't function without oxygen and gets damaged when you die. They kinda lost me at the point where a bogbody still has a brain, that functions still, takes it a bit far (not in the least because bogs might preserve but not like that. Some bogs preserve the outside but make the bones jelly OR bogs that calcify the bones but take off all other tissue..)
More info about the energy that connects them all would also be interesting, what is it, how does it work? Something that makes it more believable on the 'suspended disbelieve'. But maybe that's in the other books?
More info about the energy that connects them all would also be interesting, what is it, how does it work? Something that makes it more believable on the 'suspended disbelieve'. But maybe that's in the other books?
perfectlymisaligned's review against another edition
3.0
Where do i even begin with this review?
I have to say i was slightly hesitant to read this, considering the multitude of negative reviews i have read for this, and the other 2 books in the series. But when i finally gave in and began reading it, i was hooked instantly. The entire concept of a zombie with the ability to think and speak like a normal human being, was very inventive and intriguing to me. The first half of this book played like a dark, unnerving film in my head as i was reading it, and i thought to myself 'Man, those people who said this book sucked, didn't know what they were talking about.'
And then things started to fall apart.
The originally exciting concept of a functioning zombie, spirals into the absurd when the whole 'mystical' element involving an ancient druid, and re-animated mummies came into play. The actual ending of the book was confusing and disjointed and left me more than a little bit pissed off.
I plan on reading the subsequent books in the trilogy ~ [b:Monster Nation|44184|Monster|Walter Dean Myers|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512SAJET6EL._SL75_.jpg|1386643] & [b:Monster Planet|1128434|The Last Wish (The Witcher)|Andrzej Sapkowski|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181224890s/1128434.jpg|2293675], if for no other reason than in the hopes that Wellington's ability to follow through with a story, improves in the long run.
I have to say i was slightly hesitant to read this, considering the multitude of negative reviews i have read for this, and the other 2 books in the series. But when i finally gave in and began reading it, i was hooked instantly. The entire concept of a zombie with the ability to think and speak like a normal human being, was very inventive and intriguing to me. The first half of this book played like a dark, unnerving film in my head as i was reading it, and i thought to myself 'Man, those people who said this book sucked, didn't know what they were talking about.'
And then things started to fall apart.
The originally exciting concept of a functioning zombie, spirals into the absurd when the whole 'mystical' element involving an ancient druid, and re-animated mummies came into play. The actual ending of the book was confusing and disjointed and left me more than a little bit pissed off.
I plan on reading the subsequent books in the trilogy ~ [b:Monster Nation|44184|Monster|Walter Dean Myers|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512SAJET6EL._SL75_.jpg|1386643] & [b:Monster Planet|1128434|The Last Wish (The Witcher)|Andrzej Sapkowski|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181224890s/1128434.jpg|2293675], if for no other reason than in the hopes that Wellington's ability to follow through with a story, improves in the long run.
blevins's review against another edition
3.0
Zombie fiction! I love the zombies...I liked the first half of this quite a bit. First 2/3 even. Ending third was a bit ridiculous (although I am talking about a zombie novel here so a little ridiculous might be a pre-req).
Group of rag tags take a boat from Africa to NY to get medicine and then just try to survive the millions of walking dead that populate the city. Lots of violence--you have to kill these bastard zombies after all before they turn you into the undead!
This is part one of a trilogy (I'm not keen on the trilogy as a whole) but I think I'll just stop at part one.
Group of rag tags take a boat from Africa to NY to get medicine and then just try to survive the millions of walking dead that populate the city. Lots of violence--you have to kill these bastard zombies after all before they turn you into the undead!
This is part one of a trilogy (I'm not keen on the trilogy as a whole) but I think I'll just stop at part one.
fitzyfitz88's review against another edition
4.0
I can't really say much more than this was really fun and inventive. It may be the start of a trilogy, but it works as a stand-alone too. If you want a fun romp, check it out.
bookworm311's review against another edition
I have read over 100 ZA-themed books, and this one is sorely lacking.
travelgirlut's review against another edition
I read this awhile ago and so I don't remember how much I liked it, so I'm not giving it a rating, but I read it while exercising so it must have been good enough to keep me going for another mile or two.
ash_hernick's review against another edition
1.0
Poorly written, racist, and nearly never-ending. The premise is interesting but somehow the summary is more fulfilling than the book was (never a good sign). I don't understand how it's possible to write a zombie book this bad.