thebookemperor's review
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
yetilibrary's review against another edition
1.0
I gave up about 40% in. I was prepared for zombie cows, and general zombie-violence, but I couldn't take violence against (non-zombie) children and pets. Just couldn't do it. In retrospect, not sure what made me think this book wouldn't contain such scenes.
Considering making a "WTFwasithinking" shelf in addition to the new "horror" shelf.
This is not to say that the book isn't well-written (it is!), or that it doesn't have good characters (it does!), or that it isn't well-plotted (it's moving right along). It's just a subgenre I can't handle. YMMV.
Considering making a "WTFwasithinking" shelf in addition to the new "horror" shelf.
This is not to say that the book isn't well-written (it is!), or that it doesn't have good characters (it does!), or that it isn't well-plotted (it's moving right along). It's just a subgenre I can't handle. YMMV.
zoes_human's review against another edition
3.5
Apocalypse Cow offered all the quirky humour I expected from a Terry Pratchett Prize winner with a pun for a title, and then it gave me a lot more. It's actually a good apocalypse story - thrilling and shockingly credible. It's gross enough at some points to have made me turn my head from the book (as if that helps). It's like all the people I love best - dark, smart, funny, and a bit disturbing.
ryoflame's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I'm not a teenage boy and so the crude sexual humour in this one kinda ruined the rest of it for me.
baronessekat's review
4.0
It started in a slaughterhouse. The cows revolted and killed almost everyone. The government came in and killed all the animals. All but one. That one escaped and soon other animals were becoming sex-crazed killing beasts.
All of Scotland and England goes into lockdown to contain this virus that is turning mammals into monsters (don't you dare use the word zombies in the presence of the feds) and it comes down to the survivor of the slaughterhouse, a journalist who doesn't recognize a good opportunity or timing to save her life (literally) and a vegan teenager to try to tell the world what happened.
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This book was hands down HYSTERICAL from page one to the end. I found myself laughing almost constantly and can totally understand how this co-won the first ever Terry Pratchett award. I have already gotten one friend to buy it and have informed another that he is being handed this book to read as soon as I'm finished. I honestly am looking forward to starting book 2 tonight.
All of Scotland and England goes into lockdown to contain this virus that is turning mammals into monsters (don't you dare use the word zombies in the presence of the feds) and it comes down to the survivor of the slaughterhouse, a journalist who doesn't recognize a good opportunity or timing to save her life (literally) and a vegan teenager to try to tell the world what happened.
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This book was hands down HYSTERICAL from page one to the end. I found myself laughing almost constantly and can totally understand how this co-won the first ever Terry Pratchett award. I have already gotten one friend to buy it and have informed another that he is being handed this book to read as soon as I'm finished. I honestly am looking forward to starting book 2 tonight.
karisommers's review
2.0
I really wanted to like this. The premise is almost too awesome not to, but after the initial chapters set everything up, the story lagged a lot. Most of the characters were really annoying - granted, they were written that way intentionally, I have to imagine - but I thought it was too much.
marcosgr95's review against another edition
4.0
Hilarious and blood-curdling (yeah, pun intended). An extremely original book chock full of sex-crazed and blood-driven animals, which is a good enough description to dive right into it!
minotaursmaze's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting odd but good. Not a laugh out loud book. Dark and quite brutal in parts.