norna28's review against another edition
5.0
This story follows three high school students, Adam, Phoebe, and Tom. Adam and Phoebe are best friends while Tom is Phoebe's love interest. The book follows this love triangle as well as brings in zombies. Tom is a zombie as well as quite a few students at these teens high school. The story addresses the issues of regular teens as well as those who have returned from the dead.
Daniel Waters brings in a new twist to young adult literature as well as the world of zombies. He brings a new idea of humane zombies that integrate into normal society. I loved this book not only because it was something new and different but also because it was a fun love story. Waters did a wonderful job of showing the story in different perspectives.
Daniel Waters brings in a new twist to young adult literature as well as the world of zombies. He brings a new idea of humane zombies that integrate into normal society. I loved this book not only because it was something new and different but also because it was a fun love story. Waters did a wonderful job of showing the story in different perspectives.
victoriaharris001's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
myzanm's review against another edition
1.0
I'm not going to rant about how terrible this was...
Let's just say it was not what I expected nor was it my cup of tea.
Too juvenile for me. Had a hard time relating to the characters and the plot was like a high school movie from the 80's. If I had read it then I might have liked it a bit, but I wouldn't bet on it...
Let's just say it was not what I expected nor was it my cup of tea.
Too juvenile for me. Had a hard time relating to the characters and the plot was like a high school movie from the 80's. If I had read it then I might have liked it a bit, but I wouldn't bet on it...
hailey922's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. I remember reading this at the end of middle school In 2008 and still had the book so figured I’d read it again. It wasn’t bad, definitely conveys the message of diversity, got a little annoying and repetitive throughout the book. Adam didn’t deserve this
aimmyarrowshigh's review against another edition
2.0
Generation Dead, Daniel Waters
The short review: The human characters are more lifeless than the zombies and for a world of undead teenagers, there's very little human intrigue.
The long thoughts: I was SO excited to read Generation Dead. I eyed the one copy left at B&N for weeks before I finally could justify buying it.I only buy paperbacks as a LAST RESORT. It's a thing. I want hardcovers or nothing, yo. I read it immediately.
And I was bored the whole way through.
The narrator has one character flaw -- and I mean a character development flaw on Waters' part -- that made it very difficult for me to get into her world, and that is that she has no reason to be the person she is. The narratorwhose name I've already forgotten; that's how boring this book is and how little it affected me is described as this fiercely goth girl, listens to heavy metal, befriends the Living Impaired, lives on the fringe even though her BFF is the quarterback of the football team and she's a hot little piece, according to every male character with or without blood flowing in the necessary directions.
And yet there is no reason for her to be that way. She doesn't think or narrate her world with any kind of POV that would make that choice make sense, so it becomes a trope of The Zombie Romance. OF COURSE the goth girl who listens to bands like Face-Eating Brain Scum would have a crush on the zombie. Obviously. I'm somehow unsurprised.
I wanted to be surprised by this book. I wanted to feel the differences and similarities between the living and the only-somewhat-dead, and I wanted to feel them viscerally. I didn't. And since so much of the media I consume is about, well, the not-quite-living-anymore, I have high standards for Life And Death Character Impetus, and I was sorely disappointed by GD.
The short review: The human characters are more lifeless than the zombies and for a world of undead teenagers, there's very little human intrigue.
The long thoughts: I was SO excited to read Generation Dead. I eyed the one copy left at B&N for weeks before I finally could justify buying it.
And I was bored the whole way through.
The narrator has one character flaw -- and I mean a character development flaw on Waters' part -- that made it very difficult for me to get into her world, and that is that she has no reason to be the person she is. The narrator
And yet there is no reason for her to be that way. She doesn't think or narrate her world with any kind of POV that would make that choice make sense, so it becomes a trope of The Zombie Romance. OF COURSE the goth girl who listens to bands like Face-Eating Brain Scum would have a crush on the zombie. Obviously. I'm somehow unsurprised.
I wanted to be surprised by this book. I wanted to feel the differences and similarities between the living and the only-somewhat-dead, and I wanted to feel them viscerally. I didn't. And since so much of the media I consume is about, well, the not-quite-living-anymore, I have high standards for Life And Death Character Impetus, and I was sorely disappointed by GD.
willa_rose15's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
jesslyntimm's review against another edition
3.0
I just finished my reread of this book because when I got back into reading, I found Kiss of Life at Half Priced Books and thought, why the hell not?!
So I started this booking thinking, "God, could you talk ANYMORE about how she's goth..?" I understand, yes, she wears black. but you don't have to talk about how she's gothic in every damn chapter.
I jumped into this book again thinking, Ihatethisbookihatethisbookihatethisbook.
The book starts with introducing Phoebe, Margi, and Adam. Adam is Phoebe and Margi's best friend although he pretends he's not in school. There's a new dead kid in the school, Tommy Williams, who Phoebe takes immediate interest in. Tommy signs up for the football team, causing huge controversy and racism. Adam is neutral to the dead kids while Pete Martinsberg (I think that's his name) makes racist comments and threatens Tommy. As Phoebe takes more interest in Tommy, giving him poems and such, she attends his football game where there are riots and protesters not wanting him to play. When he is finally put into the game, people realize how good he is but then he quits. Phoebe, Adam, and Margi join a Differently Biotic class to learn more about the dead kids. They realize how bad things really are. While Phoebe and Tommy get closer and closer, Tommy reveals to her the murders of the already dead kids that the news doesn't report about and things take a wild turn.
In a lot of my reviews, I describe how the characters feel "real" to me. I'd say that but, it'd just be pure irony. The characters aren't as strong as characters I've read in other books but they're still lovable. Karen and Tommy remind me of my own friends in some ways.
The writing was good although it felt like he repeated things a few times. I was happy with the way he worded things. Really made me feel like high school kids were talking.
This was a rather annoying book up until the end. I liked how it ended, a good cliff hanger and it led up to conflict well although many conflicts are still unresolved.
On to the next book.
So I started this booking thinking, "God, could you talk ANYMORE about how she's goth..?" I understand, yes, she wears black. but you don't have to talk about how she's gothic in every damn chapter.
I jumped into this book again thinking, Ihatethisbookihatethisbookihatethisbook.
The book starts with introducing Phoebe, Margi, and Adam. Adam is Phoebe and Margi's best friend although he pretends he's not in school. There's a new dead kid in the school, Tommy Williams, who Phoebe takes immediate interest in. Tommy signs up for the football team, causing huge controversy and racism. Adam is neutral to the dead kids while Pete Martinsberg (I think that's his name) makes racist comments and threatens Tommy. As Phoebe takes more interest in Tommy, giving him poems and such, she attends his football game where there are riots and protesters not wanting him to play. When he is finally put into the game, people realize how good he is but then he quits. Phoebe, Adam, and Margi join a Differently Biotic class to learn more about the dead kids. They realize how bad things really are. While Phoebe and Tommy get closer and closer, Tommy reveals to her the murders of the already dead kids that the news doesn't report about and things take a wild turn.
In a lot of my reviews, I describe how the characters feel "real" to me. I'd say that but, it'd just be pure irony. The characters aren't as strong as characters I've read in other books but they're still lovable. Karen and Tommy remind me of my own friends in some ways.
The writing was good although it felt like he repeated things a few times. I was happy with the way he worded things. Really made me feel like high school kids were talking.
This was a rather annoying book up until the end. I liked how it ended, a good cliff hanger and it led up to conflict well although many conflicts are still unresolved.
On to the next book.
priscillamarie's review against another edition
2.0
As much as my buddy Rhianna ranted and raved about this book (and forced my to read ahead of The Luxe), I couldn't get into it. The story couldn't grip me as much a Gossip Girl could. To me, the teenagers in this book don't know what DRAMA really is.
rosekk's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book, and the 2 others after it - it's an amazing series, with a unique take on zombies, which was great to read about.