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A review by charlibirb
Rise of the Governor by Jay Bonansinga, Robert Kirkman
2.0
Blech! What a terribly written book... No tension, no character, just flat people wandering around a zombie world.
Quote from the book:
"…Philip issuing orders in monosyllables…'Take the toolbox,' he grunts. 'Batteries for the flashlights,' he mumbles. 'And that box of shells,' he mutters. 'Extra blankets, too."
Only ONE of those grunty, mumbly, muttery sentences had solely monosyllabic words in it. Mono means one, (or a nasty viral illness), therefore, if you speak in monosyllables, it means you say one word with one syllable. Like "Yes," or perhaps "No," or "Bull."
This is just one example of the terrible writing.
There is a cool twist at the end, but it's not worth reading the whole book to find out what it is. Want to know? It'd save you the trouble of reading the crappy book!
SPOILER:
There are 2 characters in the book, Philip (we know from the show that Philip is the name of the Governor), and Brian, Philip's brother. The story flips between the two of their perspectives, and Brian watches Philip becomes more and more of a dick. Finally, at the very end of the book, Philip dies, and we're like "WOT? But he's the governor!" Turns out Brian takes Philip's name, and becomes the governor. DUN DUN DUN!!!!
Quote from the book:
"…Philip issuing orders in monosyllables…'Take the toolbox,' he grunts. 'Batteries for the flashlights,' he mumbles. 'And that box of shells,' he mutters. 'Extra blankets, too."
Only ONE of those grunty, mumbly, muttery sentences had solely monosyllabic words in it. Mono means one, (or a nasty viral illness), therefore, if you speak in monosyllables, it means you say one word with one syllable. Like "Yes," or perhaps "No," or "Bull."
This is just one example of the terrible writing.
There is a cool twist at the end, but it's not worth reading the whole book to find out what it is. Want to know? It'd save you the trouble of reading the crappy book!
SPOILER:
There are 2 characters in the book, Philip (we know from the show that Philip is the name of the Governor), and Brian, Philip's brother. The story flips between the two of their perspectives, and Brian watches Philip becomes more and more of a dick. Finally, at the very end of the book, Philip dies, and we're like "WOT? But he's the governor!" Turns out Brian takes Philip's name, and becomes the governor. DUN DUN DUN!!!!