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Uprising USA
After a Chinese biological attack leaves 90 percent of the United States infected by the zombie virus, George Hill, AKA, the Mad Ogre, springs to the defense of his country with every manner of firepower known to mankind. George and his allies beat back the zombie hordes, killing hundreds of thousands of the undead beasts in an attempt to save America from extinction.
338 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 22, 2011
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October 19, 2012
When I was in college I used to play Madden NFL on the Playstation with some of my buddies. I've never been good at video games, and I always lost. Sometimes, however, to make myself feel better, I'd create a dream team by trading all the best players in the league to myself, and even creating a couple genetically enhanced super players, then put the game on the easiest setting, and see how badly I could beat the computer player. I could usually score a couple hundred points in a game!
That's kind of how this book felt to me - no real opposition was ever encountered during the story - it was pretty much just George Hill's erotic fantasy of how he becomes the coolest guy around after the zombie apocalypse, blows away and runs over all the zombies and anyone else who gets in his way, all on his way to becoming first the governor of Utah, and eventually the president of the United States. Oh, and he also surrounds himself with an all-female security detail made up entirely of busty, seductive 20-somethings, all of whom want him in the worst way.
All of this would be completely, or at least mostly acceptable if the character were fictional, but here's the thing that pushes this book over the edge from poorly-written book to laughable mockery - THE HERO OF THE STORY IS GEORGE HILL!! I'm sorry, but did you SERIOUSLY just write yourself into your own story as the hero??! We all have fantasies, but lets maintain a little dignity and keep them inside a locked bathroom stall like everyone else.
Let me first state for the record that I AM THE DEMOGRAPHIC for this book. You would be hard pressed to find anyone on the planet for whom this book is a better target. I live in Utah, I enjoy both the zombie and the post-apocalyptic dystopia genres, and I'm a complete gun nut! The one thing that was refreshing about this book was the absence of a lot of the sensational, Hollywood-generated baloney that typically accompanies books, movies, shows etc. where no one ever runs out of ammo, people make perfectly-placed head shots one-handed and on the run, and even a striker-fired, hammerless Glock makes that universal cocking sound when it's drawn and leveled. I could easily follow almost every part of the story as the characters made their way through Utah, and the destinations were all places I know well. George and co. make their way within a stone's-throw of my house as they make their way back from Saratoga Springs. I even recognize several of the characters that make cameos in the book - Marshall Dodge, whom George meets outside the Chevron/Gandalfos in Orem is a regular on one of the message boards I frequent. Joe from Crusader Weaponry did some work on one of my pistols. All of this added a certain familiarity that gave the book just enough appeal for me to get through it, but not quite enough to make it worth it.
Overall, the story could have benefitted from a lot more character development. Not once was a character introduced with any kind of back story or even a description - it was as if Hill just expected the reader to know these characters as well as he did and automatically recognize them for the bad-asses they are simply because they're wearing a taco hat and aviators. This was the most disappointing part of the whole book. Besides that, the flow is very linear - there's no rising action toward a climax, no resolution of much of anything, just a series of adventures strung together. A little nervous tension would have gone a long way.
There was some entertainment value here. This isn't one of those reviews where I would have given it zero stars if I had the option - there is truly about one star worth of value here, and some of the tech and gear is fun to read about, but beyond that it falls pretty flat.
That's kind of how this book felt to me - no real opposition was ever encountered during the story - it was pretty much just George Hill's erotic fantasy of how he becomes the coolest guy around after the zombie apocalypse, blows away and runs over all the zombies and anyone else who gets in his way, all on his way to becoming first the governor of Utah, and eventually the president of the United States. Oh, and he also surrounds himself with an all-female security detail made up entirely of busty, seductive 20-somethings, all of whom want him in the worst way.
All of this would be completely, or at least mostly acceptable if the character were fictional, but here's the thing that pushes this book over the edge from poorly-written book to laughable mockery - THE HERO OF THE STORY IS GEORGE HILL!! I'm sorry, but did you SERIOUSLY just write yourself into your own story as the hero??! We all have fantasies, but lets maintain a little dignity and keep them inside a locked bathroom stall like everyone else.
Let me first state for the record that I AM THE DEMOGRAPHIC for this book. You would be hard pressed to find anyone on the planet for whom this book is a better target. I live in Utah, I enjoy both the zombie and the post-apocalyptic dystopia genres, and I'm a complete gun nut! The one thing that was refreshing about this book was the absence of a lot of the sensational, Hollywood-generated baloney that typically accompanies books, movies, shows etc. where no one ever runs out of ammo, people make perfectly-placed head shots one-handed and on the run, and even a striker-fired, hammerless Glock makes that universal cocking sound when it's drawn and leveled. I could easily follow almost every part of the story as the characters made their way through Utah, and the destinations were all places I know well. George and co. make their way within a stone's-throw of my house as they make their way back from Saratoga Springs. I even recognize several of the characters that make cameos in the book - Marshall Dodge, whom George meets outside the Chevron/Gandalfos in Orem is a regular on one of the message boards I frequent. Joe from Crusader Weaponry did some work on one of my pistols. All of this added a certain familiarity that gave the book just enough appeal for me to get through it, but not quite enough to make it worth it.
Overall, the story could have benefitted from a lot more character development. Not once was a character introduced with any kind of back story or even a description - it was as if Hill just expected the reader to know these characters as well as he did and automatically recognize them for the bad-asses they are simply because they're wearing a taco hat and aviators. This was the most disappointing part of the whole book. Besides that, the flow is very linear - there's no rising action toward a climax, no resolution of much of anything, just a series of adventures strung together. A little nervous tension would have gone a long way.
There was some entertainment value here. This isn't one of those reviews where I would have given it zero stars if I had the option - there is truly about one star worth of value here, and some of the tech and gear is fun to read about, but beyond that it falls pretty flat.
February 15, 2021
By far, the worst book I’ve ever read. Read it as a dare. Absolutely terrible. I can’t say enough terrible things about this book. Please, for the love of everything good in this world, do not waste your time with this shit. Yuck.
June 30, 2013
I read this book on the recommendation of a friend. I really am not a fan of the horror sub-genre of zombie fiction, but he really wanted me to read it, so I did.
FYI, there are no spoilers here, so no worries. My initial impression of the book wasn't good. It would have been a better book if an editor had been hired, and a proofreader too; but I put that out of my mind and plowed ahead.
In the end, I did enjoy the book. If you are a young male (which I am not -- not old, but just not young), like and are interested in guns (which I am), and like zombie fiction (which I generally don't), you'll probably like this one.
There are a lot of memorable scenes, and if you like the subject matter, there's plenty of it. I do think that this book would be better priced at $2.99 for the ebook version. The author would get a lot more readers and it would probably be more successful in terms of units sold.
Will I read the next one in the series? Maybe...if the price is reduced to where it should be, IMO.
FYI, there are no spoilers here, so no worries. My initial impression of the book wasn't good. It would have been a better book if an editor had been hired, and a proofreader too; but I put that out of my mind and plowed ahead.
In the end, I did enjoy the book. If you are a young male (which I am not -- not old, but just not young), like and are interested in guns (which I am), and like zombie fiction (which I generally don't), you'll probably like this one.
There are a lot of memorable scenes, and if you like the subject matter, there's plenty of it. I do think that this book would be better priced at $2.99 for the ebook version. The author would get a lot more readers and it would probably be more successful in terms of units sold.
Will I read the next one in the series? Maybe...if the price is reduced to where it should be, IMO.
October 25, 2012
It was a good story but I was a little overwhelmed by all the guns, the different brands, many pages contained the names of the different guns (I took my AK, my Glock, I sighted through my...etc), the fact that different guns were picked for different situations, that many pages contained the names of the different guns, which I guess makes sense, but as someone with not much knowledge about guns, it was a bit heavy on the brand names! LOL If you're a gun and zombie enthusiast, though, this book is for you. the author obvisouly knows his guns!
March 8, 2016
This was my first novel about zombies. Although I had a hard time reading it, I really enjoyed having it read to me! I am not interested in guns and ammunition, so I just let the narrator read, and I did not concentrate on the particulars. If I explained why I like it so much, I would have to spoil it, so I'll leave it there.
May 4, 2013
He seemed to really enjoy himself with the story. By first becoming Govenor of Utah then President. Pretty good story over all except for the supernatural Red Eyed Zombies. Looking forward to the next books.
December 7, 2013
If you like zombie novels, don't bother with this one. It is more badly written conservative political propaganda than anything else. The author also clearly does not understand the amount of damage that hitting a human body, dead or alive, would inflict on a car.
January 25, 2015
They Story is solid...this really needs a very good narrator because he butchers this story.
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