hooptron's review against another edition
3.0
It was hard to choose between a three and four for this book. It was enjoyable but it was SO POORLY EDITED that it was distracting. Seriously, I'm the world's worst speller and even I noticed.
I also had some issue with the time line jumps. In some cases it really worked well and kept me interested in the story. In other cases it was distracting, weird and a little confusing. I will probably read his other Eden books, but I very much hope the time line jumps are either not present or used more sparingly.
But if you want a fun zombie book you could certainly do worse!
I also had some issue with the time line jumps. In some cases it really worked well and kept me interested in the story. In other cases it was distracting, weird and a little confusing. I will probably read his other Eden books, but I very much hope the time line jumps are either not present or used more sparingly.
But if you want a fun zombie book you could certainly do worse!
rovertoak's review against another edition
4.0
Eden is a walled in community of survivors, located in post-zombie-apocalypse NYC. The walls keep the undead out, and the survivors in. One morning, Harris wakes to his bedroom being overrun by zombies, and is bit while trying to fend off the small horde. A bite is a death sentence, causing the bitten to deteriorate within hours and rise again after death. Knowing this, Harris sets out to solve the mystery of who opened Eden's gates and exact his revenge before he turns.
I loved it, but frequent typographical errors interrupted my flow. Occasionally I run across an isolated typo or two and it's easily forgotten, but this book really could have used some better proofreading. It's really too bad - this is a new treasure of the genre that hopefully is blessed with another printing and another edit.
I loved it, but frequent typographical errors interrupted my flow. Occasionally I run across an isolated typo or two and it's easily forgotten, but this book really could have used some better proofreading. It's really too bad - this is a new treasure of the genre that hopefully is blessed with another printing and another edit.
kpasteka's review
2.0
I didn't like this book- not outright hate but it really wasn't for me. I usually like books with multiple points of view but this one was chaotic. The collapse brought on by the zombies felt realistic- the suppression of information and silly action plans that no one really follows. Overall, I found it dreary and pointless- the best I can come up with is the art imitated life too closely.
*I receive a free copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway, all opinions are my own.*
*I receive a free copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway, all opinions are my own.*
rovertoak's review
4.0
Eden is a walled in community of survivors, located in post-zombie-apocalypse NYC. The walls keep the undead out, and the survivors in. One morning, Harris wakes to his bedroom being overrun by zombies, and is bit while trying to fend off the small horde. A bite is a death sentence, causing the bitten to deteriorate within hours and rise again after death. Knowing this, Harris sets out to solve the mystery of who opened Eden's gates and exact his revenge before he turns.
I loved it, but frequent typographical errors interrupted my flow. Occasionally I run across an isolated typo or two and it's easily forgotten, but this book really could have used some better proofreading. It's really too bad - this is a new treasure of the genre that hopefully is blessed with another printing and another edit.
I loved it, but frequent typographical errors interrupted my flow. Occasionally I run across an isolated typo or two and it's easily forgotten, but this book really could have used some better proofreading. It's really too bad - this is a new treasure of the genre that hopefully is blessed with another printing and another edit.
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