michelleheegaard's review
5.0
I really love the walking dead <3 Both the books, the series and the comics are fine as well. So I really enjoyed this small view into that world again after an unfortunately long break.
seareader's review
3.0
Wow, okay. This was pretty freaking short. I thought it'd be longer for some reason. Well for .99 cents on my Kindle it wasn't a terrible waste. Still a good short insight into the Governor from the AMC series, The Walking Dead.
This pamphlet describes a short skirmish with a large herd of undead who have breached Woodbury's walls early in the Govenor's residency. This is what cements his leadership role in the minds of the towns people and begins his reign to be later built upon by the last 3 three books in the series and then the television show itself.
I give 3 stars for the story being fairly decent, but mostly because I think it should have been at least twice as long as it was. It was just too limited for something meant to be the origin to the origin of an origin story ;)
This pamphlet describes a short skirmish with a large herd of undead who have breached Woodbury's walls early in the Govenor's residency. This is what cements his leadership role in the minds of the towns people and begins his reign to be later built upon by the last 3 three books in the series and then the television show itself.
I give 3 stars for the story being fairly decent, but mostly because I think it should have been at least twice as long as it was. It was just too limited for something meant to be the origin to the origin of an origin story ;)
discocrow's review
2.0
[b: Just Another day at the Office|31884039|Just Another Day at the Office (#1)|Hedonist Six|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473305377s/31884039.jpg|23753419] is a short story taking place between [b: The Rise of the Governor|10869746|Rise of the Governor (The Walking Dead #1)|Robert Kirkman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1366212058s/10869746.jpg|16460463] and [b: The Road to Woodbury|13538757|The Road to Woodbury (The Walking Dead #2)|Robert Kirkman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1366252376s/13538757.jpg|19101107]. Calling it a short story, however, is doing a bit of disservice to short stories in general. This is a snippet, nearly a piece of flash-fiction that handles the immediate aftermath of the final chapter of book 1 and ties up that minor loose-end. The book does a bit more by containing a hefty excerpt from the beginning of book 2, but... again....
I can understand the appeal of reading this in a magazine, which itself would carry more. As a short story, however, it's just a small, minimal sort of thing. You'd better serve yourself just jumping into the next book than taking the time to read this. You'll likely get the same answers in it, anyway.
My rating, rather than for the content in general, is more just for how short this short story is. It would require a bit more length to it to truly carry any weight or meaning.
I can understand the appeal of reading this in a magazine, which itself would carry more. As a short story, however, it's just a small, minimal sort of thing. You'd better serve yourself just jumping into the next book than taking the time to read this. You'll likely get the same answers in it, anyway.
My rating, rather than for the content in general, is more just for how short this short story is. It would require a bit more length to it to truly carry any weight or meaning.
watson_face's review
1.0
This short story just seems pointless to the series, nothing spectacular happens and it is the usual walker infestation: descriptive language for the innocents savagely ripped apart and one character suriving a ridiculous attempt to rid the town of biters. Should I have used a spoiler alert? No. I just saved you two bucks.
ericarobyn's review
4.0
Very short, quick read. Definitely worth reading to learn how Brian/Phillip officially became "The Governor."
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