A review by nicoma
Dark Recollections by Chris Philbrook
4.0
My husband made me do it and I liked it :D
I'm not sure when I started liking zombies. Maybe with the movie Shaun of the Dead? The thing is, I do NOT like gore. Gross! I look away or at least cringe when I hear or see gorey stuff but some of my favorite shows are full of it (GoT, Spartacus, TWD). It doesn't seem to stop me anymore.
My husband picked this book for our road trip. I wanted to listen to Shelly Laurenston but he just didn't find it amusing so there ya go. This book is told mostly through journal entries. Again, I wasn't too sure about that. However, we were quickly absorbed in the story of "That Day" and the few months that have passed since. I thought it was going to be funny for some reason. It wasn't. It was sad and scary and pretty realistic. I guess with all the Zombie movies, shows, and books out there and how popular they are it really wouldn't be a huge surprise to a lot of people. Yes, it wouldn't be easy to accept but I feel almost prepared now.
The funny thing is that my husband got some new guns from his Father and wanted to go shooting. I learned all about gun safety and even did some practice shooting myself. Surprisingly, I'm a pretty good shot! And now after listening to this book (and shooting and TWD) I feel confident that I might survive a Zombie Apocalypse. At least for a little while.
There are still a lot of gaps in the time frame of "that day" to the present. Adrian hasn't told us everything yet and I'm eager to find out. The audio was excellent and we have our next road trip books lined up for a while now.
I'm not sure when I started liking zombies. Maybe with the movie Shaun of the Dead? The thing is, I do NOT like gore. Gross! I look away or at least cringe when I hear or see gorey stuff but some of my favorite shows are full of it (GoT, Spartacus, TWD). It doesn't seem to stop me anymore.
My husband picked this book for our road trip. I wanted to listen to Shelly Laurenston but he just didn't find it amusing so there ya go. This book is told mostly through journal entries. Again, I wasn't too sure about that. However, we were quickly absorbed in the story of "That Day" and the few months that have passed since. I thought it was going to be funny for some reason. It wasn't. It was sad and scary and pretty realistic. I guess with all the Zombie movies, shows, and books out there and how popular they are it really wouldn't be a huge surprise to a lot of people. Yes, it wouldn't be easy to accept but I feel almost prepared now.
The funny thing is that my husband got some new guns from his Father and wanted to go shooting. I learned all about gun safety and even did some practice shooting myself. Surprisingly, I'm a pretty good shot! And now after listening to this book (and shooting and TWD) I feel confident that I might survive a Zombie Apocalypse. At least for a little while.
There are still a lot of gaps in the time frame of "that day" to the present. Adrian hasn't told us everything yet and I'm eager to find out. The audio was excellent and we have our next road trip books lined up for a while now.